Op-Ed: Newark Demands Quality Schools, Return To Democratic Process
State control abrogates rights of students and citizens, hasn’t improved schools, and ignores wishes of the community By Lauren…
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High school principal starts petition blasting ‘One Newark’ plan
By Dan Ivers, NJ Advance Media for NJ.com NEWARK — A petition by the principal of Central High School…
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Christie drops Common Core, but sticks with PARCC tests
By Adam Clark, NJ Advance Media for NJ.com Gov. Chris Christie’s declaration that Common Core is “simply not working”…
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Newark School Community Anxiously Awaits Details On Impending Layoffs
By John Mooney On heels of news that 155 civil-service jobs will be cut, impact on teaching jobs remains…
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Newark Student Union #NPSWalkout2015
Signs, sounds and scenes from Friday's #NPSWalkout2015 #OurNewark Newark Students Union The Newark Parents Union Parents Unified for Local…
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Christie Seeks To Reshape School Accountability Mandates In Federal Waiver
By John Mooney Education Law Center says proposal would give too much leeway, with less openness, over state-controlled urban…
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Newark Students Protest Superintendent’s School Policy
Newark, NJ—Thousands of students walked out of school in the latest protest against Superintendent Cami Anderson and the district’s…
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Students Say Record Protest Crowd Shows Strong Resistance to Superintendent’s Reforms
By David Cruz, Correspondent It was billed as the largest student protest in Newark Public Schools history. That’s a…
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Mediation the next step after teachers’ contract talks stall in Garfield
By Kristie Cattafi, Staff Writer, Community News (Garfield Edition) The Garfield Federation of Teachers (GFT) group is at an…
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Testimony: Call for a Moratorium on the Consequences of High Stakes Testing
Parents, students, community members and educators continue to stand up against the trend of standardized testing increasingly driving education…
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