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Superintendent Roger Leon had promised in August to end school two days early if snow days were not used. but reversed that after student performance declined
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Some statistics show that in urban areas of the state less than 10% of students are reading at grade level
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Candidates will take questions from students and members of the community
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The team will reward good attendance with tickets to games and concerts
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Students have anxiety over a return to the normal school routine, says a panel of counselors
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The Newark Common App is being adopted by 80% of Newark's charter schools — no district schools so far
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AFS-USA offers a number of scholarship-based programs for students to spend a year going to school and living with a host family overseas while learning a language and exploring a new culture
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Eighth grade math scores in NJ fell 11 points —- scores usually move just a few points year to year
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The results have been released to parents and school districts but have not been made publicly available
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Ron Chaluisan said a study two years ago found students in urban areas such as Newark were 10 years behind students in other settings in access to computers and broadband