Newark NJ Public Schools

On April 25th, Newark voters had a chance to select their representatives for our city’s Board of Education and whether or not to approve next year’s district budget of $1.3 billion.

Dear Newark School Board members, As you approach the reorganization of a newly-constituted school board, what are your intentions? Are you comfortable with district oversight and management, particularly the priorities of Superintendent Roger Leon? In your eyes, is student well-being and academic growth satisfactory? Are we going in the right direction?

The Schools Development Authority has always been a failure to me.  Born and raised in the South Ward of Newark, New Jersey, I have seen the […]

You wouldn’t think my life as a Newark dad would have anything to do with a massive state agency with a multi-billion dollar budget. But if […]

Newark is making headlines in the worst way. We’re getting a front-row view of the racial tensions and outright hatred between Black and Hispanic students at […]

When I talk about how much money Newark Public Schools spends each year, people are surprised. How, they ask, can a district that serves 55,000 students […]

OPEN LETTER TO NEW JERSEY SENATE MAJORITY LEADER TERESA RUIZ Dear Senator Ruiz: You are a true champion for education to children across the state – […]

ROGER, YOU ARE THE NEWARK SUPERINTENDENT – YOUR WORDS MATTER!  WHAT WILL YOU SAY NEXT? As many of you have read over the months, I like […]

We have more than one pandemic in Newark. As if COVID’s not enough, we have an escalating disease of car-jacking, car theft, and violence, particularly among […]