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Newark Public Schools looks to build new enrollment system
Newark

33 mins ago

staffing shakeup

Newark

1 day ago

Big staffing changes coming to Newark schools, as top-to-bottom overhaul begins

Newark

May 15, 2019

Newark student activist heads to college with full scholarship — and dreams of visiting Mars

Newark

May 10, 2019

Advocacy group poured nearly $100,000 into Newark school board race

getting along

Newark

May 6, 2019

Amid charter-district dispute over enrollment, new Newark nonprofit looks to play ‘diplomacy role’

Local Control

Ballot Bid

Newark

April 2, 2019

A Newark voters’ guide to the 11 candidates vying for three school board seats

The candidates shared their thoughts on absenteeism, charter schools, and more ahead of the April 16 election.

progress report

Newark

January 24, 2019

After a year back in control, Newark’s school board is about to get its first report card

Newark's school board will soon receive a progress report that will help determine whether it keeps control of the district.

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.

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'Clarity 2020'

Newark

May 3, 2019

How can Newark’s superintendent improve the city’s schools? Stakeholders weigh in.

Newark residents and school stakeholders offered recommendations for improving the district as the new superintendent prepares to release his master plan.

enrollment dispute

Newark

April 30, 2019

Newark charter schools say district sent them fewer students this year, violating ‘verbal agreement’

Several Newark charter school leaders said the district sent them fewer students than they requested this year, which they say violates a verbal agreement.

Enrollment results

Newark

April 26, 2019

After delay, Newark families receive school placements for the fall

Families received their school matches for 2019-20 last weekend. Starting April 29, they will be able to search for alternative placements.

First Person

Newark

April 22, 2019

How to help Newark students answer the question I asked in high school: ‘When will I ever use this?’

Real-world experiences for students need to be culturally relevant, so students can see themselves and their communities reflected in what they learn.

Campaigns and elections

special interests

Newark

April 12, 2019

Charter schools-aligned group spends big in Newark school board race

A group called Great Schools for All, which has ties to charter schools, has spent heavily to help elect candidates to Newark's school board.

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Detroit

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In the fight to improve attendance, the Detroit district will try using vans to pick up absent students

The Detroit school district is trying to combat data that shows 70 percent of students were chronically absent during the last school year.

Power Shift

Chicago

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‘It’s our last meeting’: New mayor Lori Lightfoot moves to disband Chicago’s school board, setting up major shift

Chicago’s new mayor, Lori Lightfoot, is overhauling the city’s appointed school board before its next meeting in June, board President Frank Clark said Wednesday.

timing

Tennessee

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Tennessee texting scandal broke too late to derail education voucher legislation

The scandal involving House Speaker Glen Casada emerged after the Republican leader already had helped to pass the controversial voucher bill.