'It's a lot of money,' says Baraka, and suggests that state, rather than city, should handle the construction

Sixteen- and 17-year-olds in Newark were newly eligible to vote for school board, a first for New Jersey

For the first time in New Jersey, 16- and 17-year-olds voted in school board elections

More than 1,800 Newark 16- and 17-year-olds can become the first in NJ to vote in a school board election

Sixteen- and 17-year-olds in Newark have one day left to register to vote for school board election in April

Lessons from home and abroad as Newark sets 16 as voting age for school board elections

The board has very little time to turn this situation around and give the community a say

Roger León’s salary increase was a result of cost of living adjustments, according to board president Dawn Haynes

The extension of Roger León’s contract without any discussion with the school community has raised questions

The pandemic-postponed school board election in Newark will have no one going to a school, community center or fire station to cast a vote. It's ...

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