Education
By NICOLE ZANCHELLI
May 7, 2026
NEWARK - Abdulqudus “Abdul” Morakinyo and Bryan Oko, two seniors at Newark School of Data Science & Information Technology, have supported and pushed each other academically since they first met in second grade. “After every test, I’d be like, ‘Abdul, what did you get?’ ” Oko said. “And Abdul ...
NEWARK - Great Oaks Legacy Charter School is expanding its high school campus at 17-19 Crawford St. in Newark to provide its students with modern learning spaces, to improve daily school routines with a dedicated cafeteria, and to reflect the charter school’s long-term commitment to city ...
NEWARK - A new public safety career pipeline will be available this September for high school students looking to become part of Newark’s finest and bravest.Mayor Ras J. Baraka, Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda, Newark Public Schools Superintendent Roger León and Rutgers University School of ...
Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka took pains to highlight the accomplishments of the city's youth and how far Newark Public Schools has come during his 12th State of the City Address on Tuesday night at NJPAC. Education and the Newark school system took up a good portion of Baraka’s hour-long speech, a ...
NEWARK - A nearly $1.7 billion budget for the 2026-27 school year, which will increase annual property taxes by an average $39.94, has been approved by the Board of Education to support the district’s growing number of schools, capital improvements and rising charter school payments. The Newark ...
The Newark Board of Education voted unanimously Wednesday to move forward with a plan to lease a new elementary school in the city’s Ironbound neighborhood — a project that could approach half a billion dollars and become the most expensive school building ever constructed in New Jersey.The ...
NEWARK - A proposed lease for a new elementary school in Newark’s East Ward to relieve overcrowding is projected to cost nearly half a billion dollars, which would make it the single most expensive school ever built in New Jersey.A public hearing notice posted on the Newark Board of Education ...
Newark schools are making gradual gains in reading proficiency, with economically disadvantaged students also receiving better marks in state English Language Arts (ELA) testing, according to data from the Joseph C. Cornwall Center for Metropolitan Studies at Rutgers Newark. But achieving the ...
NEWARK - Nine candidates running for the four available Board of Education seats in the April 21 election have prioritized areas most in need of improvement – mental health support, community engagement, school meal quality and infrastructure. Three of the seats on the nine-member school board ...
Essex County Schools of Technology, located at 91 W. Market Street in Newark, have scheduled a free presentation on Apprenticeship / Earn a College Level Salary Without the Debt for April 29. The event, part of National Apprenticeship Week, runs from 7-8:30 p.m.Attendees will hear from program ...
NEWARK - Driscoll Foods will apparently continue to be on the menu at Newark Public Schools, despite the food vendor’s business ties with the Newark immigrant detention center. School officials explained at the Feb. 26 Board of Education meeting that federal and state law dictate the district’s ...
NEWARK - A new elementary school is slated for Newark’s East Ward to relieve overcrowding, and the public can provide feedback on the school plans at a special meeting later this month. Riverfront Elementary School will open in the St. Aloysius Roman Catholic Church building on Fleming Avenue in ...
After being invited by two determined seniors, Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka visited North Star Academy’s Washington Park High School on Tuesday to speak with nearly 100 students.Raymond Amoateng and Ayden Sobrido, both seniors at the school, invited the mayor to address their career exploration ...
NEWARK - Ten teachers from Newark Public Schools have been selected to pursue the highest honor in the teaching profession: the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards’ National Board Certification (NBC).The selected teachers are Tracy Blazquez, an English Languages Arts (ELA) coach at ...
Newark’s High School of Architecture & Interior Design is open and educating students for careers in the trades, but 22 carpenters who helped build the school are still waiting to be paid, nearly a year after a state labor ruling ordered back wages.Doors to the $315 million new high school for ...
NEWARK — Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly reshaping classrooms and careers, and leaders in Newark say the city’s youth must be prepared to compete — not play catch-up.To give Newark an edge in the competition, U.S. Rep. LaMonica McIver presented a $1 million Community Project Funding grant ...
NEWARK - Six drama students from East Side High School had their original one-act plays read and presented at the Newark Playwrights Festival, hosted by New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), on Wednesday evening, Feb. 11.This continues a tradition for East Side High School in which ...
NEWARK - Cranes continue to dot Newark’s skyline, reshaping downtown and signaling the city’s emergence as one of New Jersey’s fastest-growing development markets. But as glass towers rise and residential units come online, city leaders and developers agree on one thing: affordability remains ...
NEWARK - Before a packed room of about 1,000 Newark business leaders Monday, Schools Superintendent Roger León delivered an upbeat message about student enrollment, pointing to national data published by the Council of Great City Schools.“In their latest report, only one school district in the ...
NEWARK - Student-led Nutrition Advisory Councils (SNAC) are working to advocate for stronger child nutrition programs in Newark, and it’s time to strengthen their partnerships with city schools. That was the message from Newark students and leaders from the Coalition for Healthy Food in Newark ...
NEWARK - A student-led coalition has suggested policy addendums to the Board of Education in an effort to be included in decision-making on topics such as mental health struggles, inadequate support services and crumbling building infrastructure.Newark students from The Gem Project and Youth Power ...
Eight graduating seniors from North Star Academy’s two high schools in Newark have received full scholarships to attend some of the most prestigious universities in America through the national QuestBridge Match Scholarship program.Four of the students will attend Ivy League universities, while the ...
BELLEVILLE - Belleville Public Schools is investing in the future of educational leadership with the launch of its new Belleville Aspiring Leaders Academy, an in-house professional learning initiative designed to prepare district staff for school and district leadership roles.The innovative program ...
NEWARK - A group at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) rallying around Palestine solidarity and liberation is suing the Newark university after the school repeatedly rejected its requests to be an officially recognized student organization. NJIT’s unofficial chapter of Students for Justice ...
NEWARK - The New Jersey Center for Teaching and Learning (NJCTL), a non-profit charitable organization that has produced hundreds of in-demand teachers to broaden access to a quality education, has elected new officers to its Board of Trustees.The Board has elevated two of its members: Peggy ...
NEWARK - Second grader Annora Johnson, holding the microphone in her hand because she couldn’t reach the McKinley Elementary School podium, asked the Newark Board of Education to stop buying cafeteria food from Driscoll Foods, but not because kids are turning their noses up at the ...
Sheila Watley asked one of her students to step to the whiteboard at the front of the classroom at North Star Academy to complete a simple sentence.The adult student was reluctant. “No, puedo,” the student said softly in Spanish, “I can’t.”But Watley encouraged her, and she shuffled to the board ...
Newark Public School officials have not explained how staff will enforce a new state law banning student use of cellphones during school hours, saying only that the district will follow the guidance provided by the Commissioner for the state Department of Education.“When we receive that guidance ...
ORANGE - Karim Ahmad, a student at Newark's North Star Downtown Middle School, took first place in the 28th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Oratorical Competition at the New Jersey Institute of Technology on Saturday.Seven middle school finalists from across Essex County competed in the event ...
Newark Public Schools is continuing full steam ahead with a 10-year plan to add new schools despite a decrease in enrollment this past year.After five years of growth that increased the student population by 20%, Newark for the first time this year experienced a decline of 818 students compared to ...