This year's event took place at the NJIT Wellness and Events Center. More than 50 college recruiters were in attendance.
Technology High School is an “example of the greatness of Newark,” an administrator said.
“I knew this day would come but nothing could prepare me for this moment,” Asia Norton wrote.
“Unfortunately, most school educators do not know how to challenge white racial supremacy in the classroom.”
RCCS Thrives: A Promising Start and Holistic Approach to the 2023-24 School Year
The district starts the 2023-24 school year with its lowest number of staff vacancies in the past five years.
The alleged fire code violations were found during a routine inspection at Wilson Avenue School, a report says.
New Jersey’s largest public school district failed to properly investigate sexual harassment involving students for years, authorities say.
The school has full approval from the Nelson Mandela Foundation, and is the only public school in the region named after Nelson Mandela.
The Wilhelmina Holder Student Assistance Emergency Fund was created in honor of a beloved Newark resident and community leader.
There are other encouraging statistics when it comes to diversity in the new class of future attorneys, Rutgers administrators said.
“I know the challenges, and saw great candidates here in Newark fall through the cracks,” a local teacher said.
The Middle States Commission on Higher Education reaccredited Essex County College, which has campuses in Newark and West Caldwell.
Nancy Cantor will conclude her second term as chancellor of Rutgers-Newark in 2024.
Back-to-school planning has already begun in Newark. Here are some key dates to keep in mind this year.
The numbers are stark: only 19% of Newark’s grade 3 students passed a state reading exam last year. Here’s the plan to turn things around.
Pathways to College is spotlighting these Newark public school students for their creative prowess.
A high school senior in Newark earned an unfathomable 4.625 GPA – and full rides to dozens of the nation’s top colleges.
The merger of the schools in Newark and New Brunswick would create one of the largest public medical schools in the nation.
Collectively, the Newark students earned more than $94 million in college scholarships, administrators said.
Meals will be provided to all children without charge.
The latest Newark Board of Education meeting included an update from Superintendent Roger León about absenteeism numbers in the district.
School officials held a surprise ceremony for Juanita Greene at Newark Vocational High School. Check it out here.
A reputed $2 billion repair plan from the district’s superintendent is getting some blowback from taxpayers in the Brick City, reports say.
Shawn Adler, an English teacher in Newark, has been making waves with his leadership and initiative in the Science Park community.
Roseville Community Charter School has continued to develop its Social Emotional Learning for students following the pandemic.
Jobs for physical therapists are predicted to grow by 17% over the next decade
Thousands of students earned degrees at a ceremony in Newark, which included a speech from Kim Hanemann, the first woman to lead PSE&G.
Wahab Ashraf of Science Park High School nailed down a $5,000 award – and a $3,000 boost for his school’s library.
The class of 2023 has earned more than $16 million in four-year renewable scholarships, Great Oaks Legacy Charter School administrators say.
JerseyCAN will be marking the launch of its New Jersey Legacy of Literacy coalition with a public film screening in Newark.
Asia Norton: “The harms done to this district were not done overnight. And so neither will the remedies.”
A senior at Technology High School in Newark is the $25,000 National Honor Society Scholarship winner.
Rutgers School of Health Professions’ Physician Assistant program ranks best in New Jersey and top-ranked nationally
The last remaining districts have been reported in the 2023 Newark school election, officials said Monday. See the results here.
Who is leading the race for the Newark Board of Education? Will the school district’s budget pass? See early results here.
Less than three percent of eligible voters cast ballots last year, a number that Newark advocates are hoping to change.
John Abeigon said he’s grateful for his peers’ confidence as the union heads into next year’s contract negotiations.
The April 25 election is getting closer in Newark, and there is plenty of competition for available seats on the board of education.
The ongoing labor struggle also saw comments from Sen. Teresa Ruiz and Assembly members Eliana Pintor Marin and Shanique Speight.