'It’s ridiculous to not know exactly when those results are coming,' says superintendent of tool that flags need for help

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

Since the New Jersey Board of Education voted back in September to end its control of Newark Public Schools, the work of ensuring a smooth ...

A Harvard study finds significant improvements in student achievement after Newark school reforms.

After a tumultuous 22 years, the State Board of Education has voted to end the state takeover of Newark's public schools.

The district, which has been state-run since 1995, is regaining control of its schools.

Newark Public Schools partnered with education company i2 Learning to bring STEM week to middle school students.

Step one in reforming school funding. Millions more for some districts but where's the money coming from? Might the governor's veto of state funding for ...

Newark Superintendent Chris Cerf discusses the health of the school district and how Newark Enrolls differs from One Newark.

A record crowd confronts a Jersey congressman. The only one to let constituents have their say in person about the president and his policies. Protests ...

The United Way runs the My Very Own Library program, which encourages children to read by offering 10 books to students before summer break.

Newark school district teachers have been without a contract since 2015. President of the Newark Teachers Union, John Abeigon, gives an update on how negotiations ...

We're in your neighborhood. Today Union Township, where we're listening and learning to find out what's working here. Businesses giving discounts to town residents who ...

Newark's state appointed Superintendent Chris Cerf wants elected officials to equitably fund school districts, hopes to negotiate a contract with the district's teachers and talks ...

New Jersey and New York have set aside inter-Port Authority competition and are instead uniting against an executive order from Trump. Christie suffers a legal ...

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 ...

Newark Superintendent Chris Cerf discusses Gov. Chris Christie's "Fairness Formula", student achievement standards and regaining local control.