Author: Catherine Carrera
Suscríbete al boletín gratuito de Chalkbeat Newark para recibir las últimas noticias sobre el sistema escolar público de la ciudad directo a tu inbox.Read in English.El cuarto grado es una etapa emocionante para los estudiantes. La secundaria está a la vuelta de la esquina y pueden empezar a practicar más autonomía con el apoyo y la guía de adultos de confianza.Eso es lo que más le llama la atención a Carl Thomas, maestro principal de matemáticas de cuarto grado, del año que enseña, en KIPP SPARK Academy en Newark. “Es el momento ideal en el que un niño empieza a…
Sign up for Chalkbeat Newark’s free newsletter to get the latest news about the city’s public school system delivered to your inbox.More transparency and community input. That’s what Newark residents demanded from the Board of Education at a meeting Thursday as the board has quietly pursued a new five-year contract for Superintendent Roger León.The drastic move by the board could set him up to be among the longest-serving superintendents in the state.León’s current five-year contract has three years remaining, but last month, Board Attorney Brenda Liss requested the Essex County superintendent of schools, a proxy for the New Jersey Department…
Sign up for Chalkbeat Newark’s free newsletter to get the latest news about the city’s public school system delivered to your inbox.Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka’s gubernatorial campaign has garnered headlines for his fervent defense of undocumented immigrants. He was arrested for allegedly trespassing at a detention facility on charges that were later dropped and then subsequently filed a lawsuit against a Trump-appointed federal prosecutor over the fiasco.As a former Newark Public Schools student, teacher, and principal, Baraka’s rhetoric around schools on the campaign trail has also been notable and fiery.A public education advocate, he has declared the state school…
Sign up for Chalkbeat Newark’s free newsletter to get the latest news about the city’s public school system delivered to your inbox.Roughly $1.2 billion in federal funding for New Jersey schools is at stake after the Trump administration on Thursday demanded that state education departments adhere to the administration’s controversial stance against diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in public schools.Federal education officials gave state education agencies 10 days to certify that they are eliminating DEI efforts that the Trump administration deems unlawful under its interpretation of federal civil rights law in order to receive federal funding. Some experts question the…