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
REPORT ON NEWARK SCHOOLS SHOWS DRAMATIC STUDENT PROGRESS
Students Make Gains in Graduation Rates, Test Scores NEWARK – A new report finds Newark’s public schools made substantial progress from 2006 through the final year of state control of Newark’s schools in 2018. Test scores, graduation rates, and student growth rates are all up at both district and charter schools. The share of Black…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