Sep 05, 2025: Newark Public Schools and Newark Teachers Union Mark First Year of School Leadership Councils
May 24, 2024: Newark Board of Education Reaches Landmark Agreement with Newark Teachers Union: Five-Year Contract with a $65K New Starting Salary
May 24, 2021: Randi Weingarten, President of the American Federation of Teachers visits First Avenue School
Aug 18, 2020: All Newark Public Schools to Continue Operating Remotely At the Start of the Upcoming 2020-21 School Year
May 11, 2020: Newark Board of Education (NBOE) Organizes Task Force to Focus on Reopening Schools Safely
Feb 27, 2019: National Educational Partnership Joins Forces in Newark, NJ to Grow Next Generation of Teachers
Feb 06, 2018: Administrators’ New Three-Year Contract with Newark Public Schools Brings Salary Increases and Performance-Based Raises
Jun 21, 2017: NPS Honors Outstanding Student Achievement at 4th Annual Superintendent’s Awards Banquet
May 15, 2017: Newark Teachers Ratify New Four-Year Contract With Newark Public Schools, Solidifying Progressive Reforms
Jan 17, 2017: Newark’s High School Graduation Rate Increases Four Percentage Points in the 2015-16 School Year
Dec 21, 2016: Newark Public Schools Students Raise $6,000 to Attend Global Science Conference in San Francisco
Dec 15, 2016: Newark Public Schools Announces New Labor Agreement with Local 68 International Union of Operating Engineers
Jul 12, 2016: Newark Public Schools Announces New Labor Agreement with Local 32 Union, Office and Professional Employees International Union
Apr 01, 2016: Newark Teacher Union Members Move to New Prescription Benefits Provider, Effective Today, April 1
Feb 29, 2016: American Institutes for Research Shares Initial Findings on NPS’ Educator Evaluation & Compensation Systems
Dec 12, 2013: Newark Public Schools Issues Implementation Report on Historic Contract With Teachers Union
Aug 23, 2013: Newark Public Schools Celebrates its Most Effective Teachers with $1.3 Million in Merit Bonuses