Newark Schools In 1995, a New Jersey judge ordered state takeover of Newark schools, Based on failing test scores. The judge called the high school
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Ras Baraka on Education, Newark Schools, Dec. 18
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka made education a keystone of his mayoral campaign. Since his election, the state has proceeded with implementation of the controversial “One
Pitts Sees “A Long Way to Go” for DC Schools
DC “has a long way to go in terms of race and class. The schools doing best are those with more affluent students….We have to
From Alabama to DC: Teachers, Resources, and Education Gaps
On this week’s Education Town Hall, Jesse T. Smith, candidate for Congress in the 3rd District of Alabama, and Elizabeth Davis, president of the Washington
Five-year budgets for consistency key to school improvement
Robert White, candidate for DC Council at-large joined the Education Town Hall to discuss his views on where DC schools are now, what needs changing,
DC Charters and Public School Resources
Scott Pearson, director of the DC Public Charter School Board, joined the Education Town Hall May 22. He introduced newly approved DC charter schools —