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Newark Celebrates 1st Day Of School Under Local Control (PHOTOS)
The 1st day of school represented a landmark for Newark, which regained local control earlier this year after 22 years of being run by NJ.
NEWARK, NJ — The Newark Public School District celebrated its first day of classes on Tuesday in a unique way, giving more than 1,000 teachers and staff members the morning off work to return to their old alma maters.
As thousands of students filled classrooms throughout the city, a huge group of Newark’s public school teachers got a chance to revisit the places where it all began, a real-life demonstration of the district’s theme of “Sankofa,” the Ghanaian belief and practice of returning to one’s roots in order to move forward.
This year’s first day of school represents a landmark for the district, which regained local control of its operations earlier this year after 22 years of being run by the state.
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Check out some of the sights in Newark's schools on Tuesday below. Don’t forget to visit the Patch Newark Facebook page here.
AVON Avenue is in the house - 1st day! pic.twitter.com/LFSQ59lr0n
— NewarkPublicSchools (@NPSvoices) September 4, 2018
NPS - More than 1K employees deployed to schools to welcome back our students! pic.twitter.com/iuBeSJesZX
— NewarkPublicSchools (@NPSvoices) September 4, 2018
It's SANKOFA DAY in NEWARK! Going back to our roots to capture our past and go forward with determination. The Mayor's Roots: Madison Avenue School - now Great Oaks Charter School. SUPT. LEON attended Hawkins, the Mayor taught there pic.twitter.com/fKyWgmOSeG
— NewarkPublicSchools (@NPSvoices) September 4, 2018
.@verizon Employees Talk #TechCareers With Newark's Central High School Students. Read more - https://t.co/vocTHbUOAN pic.twitter.com/ddGUMgYJ8B
— City of Newark (@CityofNewarkNJ) September 4, 2018
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