March 11th Newark Trust Newsire: Education News You can Use
Welcome to this week's education news round-up and remember to help your school celebrate Newark 350 by applying now! In addition to our weekly educational roundup of news, the newswire will also feature new and interesting resources and information related to the upcoming Newark Public Schools Advisory Board Election. Follow our campaign!
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March 2nd Newark Trust Newswire: Education News You Can Use
Welcome to this week's education news round-up and remember to help your school celebrate Newark 350 by applying now!!!
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Feb. 24th Newark Trust Newswire: Education News You Can Use
Here’s what’s happening in education news both locally and nationally!
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Feb. 16th Newark Trust Newswire: Education News You Can Use
Here’s what’s happening in education news both locally and nationally!
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Feb. 3rd Newark Trust Newswire: Education News You Can Use
Here’s what’s happening in education news both locally and nationally!
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Jan. 27th Newark Trust Newswire: Education News You Can Use
Here’s what’s happening in education news both locally and nationally!
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Jan. 21st Newark Trust Newswire: Education News You Can Use
Here’s what’s happening both locally and nationally!
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Jan. 15th Newark Trust Newswire: Education News You Can Use
It’s 2016 and we are looking forward to working with all of you throughout the year! Here is our latest installment of the Newark Trust’s Newswire- a weekly roundup of educational related news and events happening throughout the city.
Here’s what’s happening both locally and nationally!
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Dec. 23rd Newark Trust Newswire: Education News You Can Use
Happy Holidays!
The Newark Trust for Education is pleased to bring you its second installment of the Newark Newswire--a weekly roundup of news and events related to public education throughout Newark.
We hope that everyone has a restful holiday and a peaceful new year!
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Newark Trust Newswire: Education News You Can Use
This is an exciting time for education policy and programming in the city of Newark and things move quickly. As an organization dedicated to coordinating and focusing, ideas, people, and resources for providing a quality public education to all children in Newark, we are pleased to provide a regular roundup of education-related news and events throughout the city. It's easy to miss a story or event so we hope that you find this informative and useful. Each week you will get local, regional and national education news sent straight to your inbox. Our goal is to provide you with interesting information and opinion in a single place with all the latest developments.
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A Comprehensive Solution to Difficult Challenges Facing Boys and Young Men of Color
Arnold Chandler, Author of ‘Life Course Framework,” Urges “Cross-Silo Collaboration”
Arnold Chandler looks at the big picture when examining the myriad of challenges facing young Black and Latino men—and that’s a matter of policy. Noted for the concepts put forth in his Life Course Framework, a guide that encourages holistic and systematic approaches to complex issues, Chandler envisions a world where policymakers can cross silos and take a long view to better address challenges frequently handled in a vacuum.
Read moreFunders’ Collaborative Strengthening Social and Emotional Programming
In the 2014-15 academic year, many schools in Newark faced an unprecedented number of changes as a result of significant restructuring by the district. In response to these changes, the focus of the Funders’ Collaborative for High-Quality School Options (Funders’ Collaborative) Program, managed by the Newark Trust, was broadened to include those schools most affected by the changes to help ease transition and implementation issues.
Read moreStudent Corner: Hearing from Our Students
A look back at the High School Policy Advisory Group.
Over the course of the year, six outstanding students came together to discuss their experiences in Newark Public Schools. They convened as the Trust’s High School Policy Advisory Group (HSPAG). Each month, they examined current policies and practices within their schools.
The Trust checked in with one of the group’s former members, Adewumi Aderibigbe, to learn more about her experience in the program and how it has helped her prepare for and excel in college.
Read moreFunders’ Collaborative for High-Quality School Options: A focus on the Whole-Child
Since its inception in 2011, the Trust has managed the Funders’ Collaborative for High-Quality School Options, a unique collaboration of local and regional funders who are committed to ensuring that all Newark students have access to high-quality school options.
Read moreA Look at the Shared Campus Grants Program
Since charter schools started in New Jersey nearly two decades ago, they have operated independently of district schools, for the most part.
However, in many cities across the country, including Newark, a growing number of charter and district schools have begun to work together to ensure a quality public education for all students.
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