4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (932+ words) Kristen Victorino remembers the moment Newark officials laid out a problem to her in 2023: an unprecedented surge in referrals for students with disabilities. The referrals felt “never-ending,” administrators in Newark Public Schools’ Office of Special Education told Victorino, an associate…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (914+ words) It’s school board election day in Newark — but you wouldn’t immediately know it. At 10:30 a.m., poll workers at the Old First Presbyterian Church said they had not seen a voter since doors opened at 7 a.m. Schools are in…...

5+ mon, 6+ day ago   (1128+ words) Six years after New Jersey handed control of Newark Public Schools back to the community, a group of 20 Republican lawmakers is pressing federal and state officials for more oversight of how the district handles money. The state’s largest school district…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (759+ words) Newark is not the same city it was a decade ago. Mayor Ras Baraka made that clear during his 12th State of the City address Tuesday, a presentation of Newark’s beauty “in the face of so much ugly.” On top of…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1071+ words) Newark Public Schools will spend $1.67 billion next year after the school board approved a budget Thursday that tops last year’s by $100 million. This year’s budget adds more money to academic programs such as tutoring programs, art and music teachers in…...