This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Jessie Gómez, Chalkbeat Newark Gabrielly Ferreira remembers what it was like to spend kindergarten through eighth grade at Ann Street School in Newark’s East Ward, a building dating back to 1892. The floors were sinking, the paint was peeling off the walls, and sharing a small fan with […]
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
A new report argues New Jersey can ease teacher shortages by adopting the nursing model of differentiated pay, offering higher salaries for hard-to-staff specialties and high-need schools.
A new report says most Black and Latino students in New Jersey attend underfunded schools and calls for major funding reforms.
NJ spends heavily on public schools, but student results lag. Reports point to inefficiencies like costly teacher master’s degree pay bumps.
