Newark School Board Hears Anger Over pro-Palestinian Book Pulled From Classes
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NEWARK, NJ — School board members heard on Thursday, Jan. 25 from residents who were angry about the district’s decision to withdraw from the curriculum a young adult novel detailing a Palestinian child’s experiences in the West Bank. It came at the same meeting in which the board approved a ..read more
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Newark School Board Selects 2 New Members After Turning Down its First Pick
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NEWARK, NJ — Two new Board of Education members are slated to be sworn into office on Thursday, Jan. 25, filling the two vacant seats until the April election. After interviewing candidates in a closed session meeting on Tuesday, the school board selected Kanileah Anderson and Helena Vinhas to ..read more
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Newark Teacher Contract Talks: Union Demands Above Highest Salary in U.S.
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The president of the Newark Teachers Union wants to make the city’s public school district a destination for teachers nationwide. In teacher contract talks with the school district, NTU President John M. Abeigon said he is asking for the school district’s teachers to have well above the highest ..read more
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Judge Rules in TAPinto Newark OPRA Suit, Orders District to ‘Remove all Redactions’
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The public should soon know the full taxpayer cost anticipated for the planned redevelopment of a dilapidated and historic school building in New Jersey’s largest city following a state Superior Court judge’s decision in a New Jersey Open Public Records Act case filed by TAPinto Newark. The ..read more
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Rutgers Geology Museum's 56th Annual Open House Focused on 'Ancient Seas'
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RUTGERS UNIVERSITY - The Rutgers Geology Museum's 56th Annual Open House on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024,was a journey through time as Dr. Lauren Adamo, a Rutgers Professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences and the Director of the Geology Museum, invited science enthusiasts and curious ..read more
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Concern Over Gaps for Foreign-Language Learners in Newark
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Being a non-English-speaking student at Newark’s Central High School can be bewildering, and without the proper resources in place the language barriers also challenge educators and English-speaking peers, the teacher said. Teacher Yvette Jordan, who chairs the Newark Education Workers Caucus ..read more
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Fifteen Newark Students Earn Prestigious QuestBridge Scholarships
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2M ago
Fifteen graduating seniors from six Newark high schools will attend top colleges and universities, including Yale, Columbia, Johns Hopkins, M.I.T., University of Pennsylvania and University of Chicago, on a full-scholarship through QuestBridge’s College Match program.  QuestBridge is a national ..read more
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Gateway U Kicks Off Training for Aspiring Teachers
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A group of aspiring teachers took their first steps to getting certified as New Jersey educators last week at Gateway U’s Newark campus.  The aspiring teachers currently work in area public schools as paraprofessionals or other support positions and aspire to become certified teachers, which ..read more
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Rutgers Entering Program to Make Its Buildings More Energy Efficient
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NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – Some of Rutgers’ oldest (the 122-year-old Voorhees Hall on College Avenue) and largest (660,000 gross-square-foot Medical Science Building in Newark) are earmarked for upgrades that will make them more energy efficient. One hundred and seven buildings across all campuses will ..read more
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Moving Newark Schools Forward Romps in Board of Education Election
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The Moving Newark Schools Forward slate took a decisive victory in Newark's school board election on Tuesday, April 25. With 73 percent of the votes counted, the establishment-backed Moving Newark Schools Forward team of incumbents Hasani Council and Josephine Garcia, and newcomer Allison ..read more
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