Newarkers support ‘controversial’ school reforms, and this poll proves it: education advocate
Posted OnOctober 15, 2019 byBy Kyle Rosenkrans for NJ.com, If all you read was national news, you’d think that the Newark school system was a mess. Not so. But rarely have those national observers asked a broad cross section of the people what they actually think. Instead, they tend to cherry pick interviews with a few local gadflys and…Read More
Analysis: New Newark Poll Shows Majority of City’s Voters Favor School Options and Charter Schools. Democratic Presidential Candidates Need to Pay Attention
By Laura Waters for The 74, Anew poll sponsored by the New Jersey Children’s Foundation reveals that the majority of Newark voters support public charter schools. That’s not terribly surprising: The state’s largest district has one of the best charter sectors in the country. In 2018, for the first time, Newark charter students beat the state proficiency rate…Read More
Survey Finds Newarkers Support School Choice
By TAPinto Newark, An overwhelming majority of Newarkers support more school choice, including more public charter schools, according to a survey of Newark residents released Tuesday. The survey, commissioned by the New Jersey Children’s Foundation, polled 516 registered Newark voters Sept. 6-9 on a wide variety of questions about education in Newark. The survey was conducted by Change Research….Read More