BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield College President Marcheta P. Evans has announced that two distinguished citizens, Judge Jose L. Linares and artist Mailissa “Bisa” Yamba-Butler, will receive honorary degrees from the college on May 20 as part of the private, four-year college’s 149th commencement. Linares is a retired judge and practicing attorney who broke ground as […]
NEWARK, NJ — On March 31, the Essex County Board of County Commissioners virtually held its Women’s History Month celebration via Zoom, recognizing the accomplishments of four outstanding Essex County women, while honoring the contributions of all women to society as a whole. “Whether we are reflecting on the life of the recently deceased Madeleine […]
NEWARK, NJ — Newark Superintendent of Schools Roger León hosted the first-ever Black Men Rising Coalition and Latino Men Rising Coalition development event at the Marion A. Bolden Student Center on Wednesday, March 16. The event hosted in commemoration of Women’s History Month, intended to highlight influential women who are committed to ensuring there are […]
NEWARK, NJ — GENYOUth, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to creating healthier school communities, announced March 7 the donation of school meal equipment, including a grab-and-go breakfast cart, a milk cooler and cooler bags, to Newark Public Schools. The equipment, which is being funded by PRWeek through GENYOUth’s End Student Hunger Fund in partnership with […]
NEWARK, NJ — Since the introduction of the first high school academy in Newark in 2019, Superintendent of School Roger León convened the principals of the comprehensive high schools, their magnet school partners along with their post-secondary education and industry partners on Wednesday, March 2. The meeting began with a reintroduction of the superintendent’s “Reinvest, […]
NEWARK, NJ — On Wednesday, Feb. 16, Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. hosted the county’s annual Black History Month celebration. During the ceremony, the county executive presented the Essex County Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Award to acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and the Essex County Coretta Scott King […]
NEWARK, NJ — What started as a conversation in 2019 to create a pipeline of internal teacher candidates by developing them from the high school student population has now come to fruition due to the dedication and groundwork of Newark Superintendent of Schools Roger León, American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten and recently appointed […]
NEWARK, NJ — Through contributions from the New Jersey Department of Education and the New Jersey Schools Development Authority, Newark Public Schools will be able to address three of its emergent projects within the school district. Recognizing the challenges that districts face in making repairs to school building structures, Gov. Phil Murphy made a direct […]
NEWARK, NJ — In May 2021, the grants department of the Newark Board of Education submitted a proposal to the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs to revitalize the football field at Malcolm X Shabazz High School. In early February, Gov. Phil Murphy, Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver and the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs […]
NEWARK, NJ — On Sept. 29, Newark Superintendent of Schools Roger Leon hosted the ceremony for the official opening of a second new school in Newark for the 2021-2022 school year: the Newark School of Data Science and Information Technology. The school’s vision and mission is to provide students with industry-standard skills and prepare them […]