Newark Public Schools district pushes to reclaim properties as enrollment rebounds

Superintendent Roger Leon has recommended the state not renew four charter schools in Newark, a move that many see as the reigniting of Newark's charter ...

Roger Leon looks to use the district's past to inform its new direction.

Outgoing Newark superintendent Chris Cerf says the academic outcomes in Newark show reforms are working.

Christie says reform should include transitioning to 401K accounts and a constitutional amendment that cuts health benefits and suspends agreements made in collective bargaining.

Newark's Black Alliance for Educational Options offers special instruction to improve PARCC test scores and graduation rates that's not for students, but for their parents.

The race to replace Christie. A Democrat leads the field in endorsements. But will it take more than money and manpower to win? Christie may ...

Six Newark parents are part of a lawsuit challenging the state's teacher tenure law. The suit contends the rule frequently referred to as last in, ...

As Bridgegate jurors deliberate, the defense files a motion for a mistrial under seal. You're paying more at the pump. On next Tuesday's ballot, a ...

"Pathway to Local Control," a 45-page report based on the work of the Newark Education Success Board, was unveiled today.

Outlining the path to get their power back. What's next now that Newark schools have cleared most hurdles to get out from under decades of ...

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka blames Gov. Christie and state management for the $72 million budget hole facing the city's school district and a proposed 10.3 ...

Christie's wrath. He castigates Democrats for trying to hike the gas tax, minimum wage and pension payments, calling them "animals at the gate." The governor ...

Violent crime meets "operation swift justice" in Paterson. Local and state law enforcers plan to blanket "silk city" for a zero-tolerance approach to crime. If ...

From the announcement of Christie's presidential run, to progress on the Gateway Tunnel, and the $225 million Exxon settlement for pennies on the dollar, 2015 ...

A policy change on who can donate blood. After three decades of advances in HIV testing and treatment gay men can once again be donors. ...

Paymon Rouhanifard said Camden schools are moving to one application with one deadline for students and parents wishing to change schools. He says it's a ...

Newark superintendent Chris Cerf discusses One Newark, the district's debt and the process of gaining back local control.

Christie's JV squad debate could have varsity implications for his presidential prospects. By dominating a smaller forum, could he absorb enough attention to propel him ...

There was a low turnout at the most recent Newark school board's special budget hearing. Superintendent Chris Cerf maintained that the current $13 million budget ...