NEWARK, NJ — Sept. 28 marked yet another historic day for the Newark Board of Education as Newark Superintendent of Schools Roger Leon officially opened the doors of the Michelle Obama Elementary School, named in honor of the former first lady. The school services students in prekindergarten to second grade and will grow one grade […]
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 […]
NEWARK, NJ — Mayor Ras J. Baraka, the Newark Public Schools and Amerigroup partnered to host a back-to-school giveaway and resource event at Rafael Hernandez Elementary School on Sept. 10. At the giveaway, the city, Amerigroup and United Community Corporation gave out bags full of school supplies to youth on a first-come, first-served basis. UCC […]
NEWARK, NJ — Newark Public Schools suffered catastrophic damage during Hurricane Ida that required major cleanup and restoration action to be taken, according to a Sept. 10 press release. Due to Hurricane Ida, the school district suffered the following damage: a fire, a fallen tree at the entry of a school, and 33 flooded buildings, […]
NEWARK, NJ — On Tuesday, Aug. 24, Newark Superintendent of Schools Roger Leon welcomed more than 350 new teachers to the district during this year’s new-teacher orientation. “I have the most incredible job — being able to claim that I am living my dream and teachers, like you in Newark, are responsible for this reality,” […]
NEWARK, NJ — Before the Newark School of Fashion & Design opens its doors in September, the inaugural class will already have made its introduction into the world of fashion. On Monday, July 12, and continuing through the rest of the week, 21 NSFD students attended the Misa Hylton Fashion Academy Jr. Fashion Camp, where […]
NEWARK, NJ — The Newark Board of Education and The New School’s Parsons School of Design announced a collaboration between the two institutions to create the Newark School of Fashion & Design, which will open in September 2021. This new partnership will leverage the Parsons education model by supplying students in grades nine through 12 […]
NEWARK, NJ — On Tuesday, April 27, U.S. News & World Report released its latest rankings of the best public high schools in America. Two Newark high schools ranked among the top 10 percent in the nation. In the list of top N.J. high schools, Science Park High School is ranked No. 20 and Technology […]
NEWARK, NJ — Newark Public Schools announced a partnership with Ginkgo Bioworks Inc. on March 24 to provide pooled SARS-CoV-2 testing. As part of Newark’s planned return to in-person learning on April 12, the district will be implementing weekly testing of students, teachers and staff at local schools from pre-K through high school, beginning with […]
NEWARK, NJ — United Way of Greater Newark President and CEO Catherine Wilson announced March 17 that the University of Chicago My Very Own Library program in Newark will distribute 240,000 books to participating Newark schools in celebration of its 10th anniversary. UWGN’s University of Chicago MVOL program aims to promote childhood literacy and foster […]