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Roger Leon

Counselor Comeback

Newark
21 hours ago

Years after laying them off, Newark brings back attendance workers to track down absent students

More than 40 new attendance counselors and truancy officers will soon be tracking down absent students in Newark.

high stakes

Newark
January 11, 2019

Newark’s rush to create new magnet-school admissions test is raising eyebrows. Here’s what you need to know.

Newark students will take a new high-stakes test next month. Big questions remain about how the test will be used and why it's necessary.

high-stakes testing

Newark
January 8, 2019

Newark delays launch of new magnet-school admissions test by a month

Eighth-graders were originally scheduled to take the admissions test this week before officials postponed it until February.

The future of 'community schools'

Newark
January 7, 2019

‘Zero student achievement’: Fate of Newark’s $10M ‘community schools’ program is in doubt

Newark launched a high-profile "community schools" program in 2015. Now, the new superintendent is asking what it's accomplished.

year in review

Newark
December 21, 2018

Highlights from a momentous year for Newark schools — and a preview of what’s ahead

The return to local control. A school board election. A new superintendent. It was a busy year in Newark.

chronically absent

Newark
Updated

‘We’re doing it to help all of us’: In Newark, student-researchers ask their peers why they miss school

A group of Newark high school and college students wanted to document all the reasons students miss school. So they surveyed their peers.

chronically absent

Newark
December 13, 2018

Newark’s absenteeism problem persists as thousands of students miss several days this year, new data show

About one in five Newark students already is considered "chronically absent" this year, putting them at academic risk.

Newark Enrolls

Newark
December 7, 2018

Want to attend one of Newark’s coveted magnet schools? Get ready to take a test.

Students hoping to attend one of Newark's six magnet schools will have to sit for a new exam in January.

Newark Enrolls

Newark
December 5, 2018

In Newark, universal enrollment was in danger. So charters started planning a separate system.

As charter leaders negotiated with Newark's superintendent over the citywide enrollment system, they also explored a charter-only alternative.

Newark Enrolls

Newark
December 4, 2018

Newark’s new superintendent defended the enrollment system. Now can he make it work?

Several challenges lie ahead for the enrollment system, including a leadership vacuum and an anxious charter sector.

citizenship training

Newark
November 29, 2018

Civics 101: New course will teach Newark students how to tackle local problems

Newark high schoolers will soon take a course in civic problem-solving.

Windfall

Newark
November 28, 2018

In deal with union, Newark agrees to pay raises for teachers with graduate degrees

The district's deal with the Newark Teachers Union will give some teachers retroactive raises and restore higher pay for teachers with graduate degrees.

Transparency Tracker

Newark
November 16, 2018

‘No secret agreements’: Newarkers demand details of district-charter enrollment deal

The Newark school board voted Monday to continue an enrollment partnership with charter schools. Details of the deal have not been released.

Board Approved

Newark
November 14, 2018

Newark will keep universal enrollment for now — even as key dispute between charter schools and city appears unresolved

The Newark school board voted to preserve the city's online application system for at least another year. But key details remain unresolved.

Charter Dispute

Newark
Updated November 9, 2018

As León pushes for changes, some charters consider leaving Newark’s unified enrollment system

Newark's new superintendent wants to change how the universal enrollment system works. Now, some charter schools are considering leaving.
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