Newark Public Schools
Teachers say they are rethinking lesson plans and routines after immigration arrests and deportation orders rose over the summer in the state.
District leaders say the new rate is the best in district history.
This year’s goals include plans to boost enrollment in AP Seminar, provide more public speaking opportunities for students, and serve as a model for other school districts.
From new leadership to delayed state test results and a new cellphone ban, here’s what to expect for the 2026-27 school year.
As Newark families prepare to head back to class, local groups across the city are hosting school supply giveaways.
The transition to phone-free schools could reduce distractions and improve academic performance, but there are concerns too.
This year’s freshman students will be the first class to attend the new school, which will focus on preparing kids for careers in content creation and entertainment.
Nine new principals, five new directors, and five assistant superintendents are stepping into roles this September.
Teachers scrambled to fill the gap by creating games to fit in small gym spaces and falling back on “good old school stuff.”
American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten toured a Newark school hoping it would prove her wrong about AI in schools. Instead, it confirmed her concerns.
The new state budget signed this week includes funding for a program dubbed the School-Based Partnerships for Access and Resilience, or Spark, which will be launched as a pilot program before expanding to all of New Jersey’s schools.
Superintendent Roger León said the fix has been having elementary school graduations in the morning and high schools in the afternoon, but venue shortages make that a hard promise to keep.
Newark Public Schools’ state test scores are still below pre-pandemic levels. Will expanding high-impact tutoring help?
Newark Public Schools students are improving faster than 93% of districts nationwide but are still two grade levels behind, according to a new report.
The district’s largest student demographics, driven by a rise in immigrant families and multilingual learners, is beginning to slow.
Latino Action Network, a plaintiff in the case, had asked for the Supreme Court to step in but court officials announced Monday that the justices decided not to weigh in yet.
Newark Public Schools feared bilingual students were being misidentified for special education services, so officials asked Rutgers for help.
The mayoral-backed Moving Newark Schools Forward slate has won every election since 2016. Low voter turnout might be sending the wrong message to school board members about accountability.
City leaders celebrated their historic move to lower the voting age for school board elections. But when it came to welcoming young voters, that energy didn’t last long.
Teen voter registration fell by 250 from last year, even as Tuesday’s election marks the second time Newark’s 16- and 17-year-olds can vote in a school board race. City leaders hope youth voters will impact the election.