College Dreaming

A new law is helping undocumented students in New Jersey attend college, but challenges remain
Newark

December 10, 2018

Newark Enrolls

Newark

December 7, 2018

Want to attend one of Newark’s coveted magnet schools? Get ready to take a test.

Newark Enrolls

Newark

December 5, 2018

In Newark, universal enrollment was in danger. So charters started planning a separate system.

Newark Enrolls

Newark

December 4, 2018

Newark’s new superintendent defended the enrollment system. Now can he make it work?

Newark Enrolls

Newark

November 30, 2018

In Newark, bilingual students gain an edge in the enrollment process

Local Control

Blank Space

Newark

November 12, 2018

In Newark, how did most voters respond to ballot questions about schools? They didn’t.

Nearly 60 percent of Newark voters left the two education ballot questions blank on election day.

Referendum Results

Newark

Updated

Election results: Newark voters stick with an elected school board, NJ voters approve $500 million for schools

Newark voters opted to keep an elected school board, rather than change to one appointed by the mayor.

Board Referendum

Newark

November 5, 2018

On election day, Newark will decide who should select school board members — voters or the mayor

On Nov. 6, Newark voters will choose whether to keep its annual school board elections or let the mayor appoint board members.

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citizenship training

Newark

November 29, 2018

Civics 101: New course will teach Newark students how to tackle local problems

Newark high schoolers will soon take a course in civic problem-solving.

Windfall

Newark

November 28, 2018

In deal with union, Newark agrees to pay raises for teachers with graduate degrees

The district's deal with the Newark Teachers Union will give some teachers retroactive raises and restore higher pay for teachers with graduate degrees.

charter-district debate

Newark

November 21, 2018

As New Jersey takes a close look at charter schools, here are three big questions in Newark

As state officials review New Jersey's charter-school policies, three big questions loom over Newark.

Transparency Tracker

Newark

November 16, 2018

‘No secret agreements’: Newarkers demand details of district-charter enrollment deal

The Newark school board voted Monday to continue an enrollment partnership with charter schools. Details of the deal have not been released.

Inside Chalkbeat

We're listening

Newark

March 6, 2018

What are the Newark education stories you want to read?

Chalkbeat Newark launched on March 1. Now we want to hear from you.

Q&A

Newark

February 2, 2018

Coming soon: Meet Patrick Wall, our reporter in Newark

Chalkbeat Newark launches March 1, just as Newark's schools enter a pivotal new chapter.

new era

Newark

February 1, 2018

‘All eyes are on Newark’: As the city regains control of its schools, a look at what’s to come

A 22-year state takeover of Newark's public schools is over. Now, local decisions about leadership, spending, and more, begin.

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rules and regulations

Indiana

20 hours ago

Indiana education officials call for a crackdown on ‘too big to fail’ virtual schools

The recommendations would crack down on two of the state's most problematic virtual charter schools: Indiana Virtual School and Indiana Virtual Pathways Academy.

diversity by design

New York

20 hours ago

Nearly 100 percent of KIPP’s students in New York City are black or Hispanic. Now it wants to open an integrated school.

The network’s superintendent outlined the idea in a letter to families that promised that the new school would remain consistent with KIPP’s original mission.

early childhood

Detroit

15 hours ago

This growing program is addressing Detroit’s literacy crisis — just don’t say it’s filling a “word gap”

A high-tech program for parents and their very young children is helping combat Detroit's literacy crisis.

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