On Wednesday, the New Jersey State Board of Education approved a measure to return local control of the Newark Public Schools to the city of Newark.
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After More Than 20 Years, Newark, N.J., Regains Control Of Public Schools
The public school system in Newark, N.J., will be returned to local control for the first time in more than 20 years. NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks to Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, who attended and taught in Newark Public Schools for years.
‘States cannot run school districts’: 10 reactions to historic Newark moment
NEWARK — For Newark residents, Wednesday was a day 22 years in the making. The state board’s vote to begin the transition of power over the city’s school district from the state to a local school board was a triumph for the hundreds of activists and politicians who have spent the last several years calling for an end to state oversight.
State Board of Ed Approves, Newark Will Regain Control of Schools
It’s been over two decades since plundering graduation rates, and overall poor performance forced the state to seize control of Newark Public Schools.
7 Newark Schools Get 250 Instruments from VH1 Save the Music Foundation
VH1 Save the Music Foundation donates 250 instruments to Newark Public Schools
Hundreds of Newark Public Schools (NPS) students will have a melodic school year, thanks in part to the VH1 Save the Music Foundation.