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Exclusive: During Booker Era, Study Shows Newark Schools Took Huge Steps Forward — and It’s Not Just Charters That Improved
By Kevin Mahnken, In a study with broad implications for education and perhaps presidential politics, new data indicate that schools in Newark are performing at a much higher level than a decade ago. According to the report, released by MarGrady Research and funded by the nonprofit group New Jersey Children’s Foundation, academic performance in New Jersey’s…Read More…
Newark Nonprofit Says Public, Charter Schools Can Co-Exist
By Eric Kiefer for Patch, It doesn’t have to be “us-versus-them” when it comes to Newark’s schools. That’s the mantra of a new nonprofit in the Brick City: the New Jersey Children’s Foundation (NJCF). Recently, the NJCF celebrated its launch with an ambitious goal… to show that public and charter schools can work together for…Read More…
A New Foundation in New Jersey Wants Newark Students to Have Great Schools. Period. District or Charter? It Doesn’t Matter.
By Laura Waters for The 74, “Equity is what drives me. Education is what I’m most passionate about, but it’s all in the same soup.” That’s Kyle Rosenkrans, who today formally launched the New Jersey Children’s Foundation, a nonprofit organization aimed at promoting a fact-based discussion about public education in Newark. False narratives to the contrary,…Read More…