This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters Jessie Gómez, Chalkbeat Newark Alex Richardson always knew she wanted to help people; she just needed to find the right way to do it. After graduating summa cum laude from the University of New Mexico in May 2025, she decided to […]
Families have made almost 3,000 requests for information about an agency that's supposed to help students. 'They blew me off,' one mom says
East Orange and Montclair, just miles apart, face the same challenge: turning high per-student spending into equitable educational opportunities. Despite record funding, differences in local taxes, student demographics, and resources create unequal outcomes for students in New Jersey.
Tens of millions of dollars added in places like Newark and Paterson, while scores of other systems can project less than their current share
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