Newark schools — traditional and charter — have made big gains since 2006, new report shows
By Patrick Wall, School closures, mass protests, and a boom in charter schools — the past decade was a tumultuous one for Newark schools. Yet, today, Newark students are better off academically than they were before. That’s the conclusion of a new report that looks at test scores and graduation rates at Newark’s traditional and charter schools…Read More
Where Have You Gone, Cory Booker?
By Laura Waters, Cory Booker has been lost in the horde of Democratic candidates vying to defeat President Donald Trump in 2020, polling at a meager 2 percent and barely making it onto the debate stage. But he can turn this around by proudly owning his role in Newark’s upward educational trajectory that he described three years ago…Read More
Newark School Showed ‘Substantial Progress’ In Booker Era: Study
By Eric Kiefer, NEWARK, NJ — A new report found that Newark’s public schools made “substantial progress” from 2006 – the year U.S. Sen. Cory Booker was elected mayor – through the final year of state control of the city’s schools in 2018. Test scores, graduation rates, and student growth rates in Newark rose at district and…Read More