Feb 26, 2021: Superintendent Roger León Appoints Principal to Lead the New Michelle Obama Elementary School
Oct 02, 2020: Newark Board of Education Hits Millionth Meal Mark in Food Distribution To Students During Pandemic
Aug 18, 2020: All Newark Public Schools to Continue Operating Remotely At the Start of the Upcoming 2020-21 School Year
Jul 23, 2020: Newark Board of Education Installs the First Remote Power Unit Off-Grid Wind/Solar LED Street Light in the City of Newark
Jul 21, 2020: The Newark Board of Education Approves a 10-Year Strategic Plan The Next Decade: 2020–30
May 11, 2020: Newark Board of Education (NBOE) Organizes Task Force to Focus on Reopening Schools Safely
May 07, 2020: Newark Public Schools and Panasonic Team Up to Honor Newark’s Top Graduating High School Seniors Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Apr 27, 2020: The Newark Board of Education supports City of Newark efforts to ensure that all residents are counted in Census 2020
Feb 03, 2020: Setting the Stage of Calm in Newark Public Schools: Introducing The Hammock Mindfulness Space
Dec 19, 2019: Newark Board of Education Placed on the College Board’s 10th Annual AP® District Honor Roll for Significant Gains in Student Access and Success
Dec 12, 2019: Newark Public Schools Hosts Girls Who Code Showcase/Computer Science Fair Featuring 300 Students
Oct 30, 2019: The Newark Board of Education Receives $4.6M from the US Department of Education for Project Prevent Grant
Oct 25, 2019: The Newark Board of Education Receives $1.9M from the US Department of Education for the Supportive Schools Newark Project Mental Health Service Professional Grant
Sep 10, 2019: Newark Public Library Gives Every Newark Public School Student and Teacher – 45,000 Total – A Library Card in Observance of Library Card Sign-Up Month
Jun 19, 2019: Mayor Baraka Launches Mayor’s Book Club as First Step in #NewarkReads Literacy Coalition at Newark Public Library
Jun 03, 2019: Newark Superintendent Surprises NJ’s Largest School District’s Teacher of the Year in Her Class with Flowers, Balloons and the Unique Honor
May 10, 2019: Newark Board of Education Gospel Choir to Perform at the 2019 McDonald’s Gospelfest is the First Workplace Choir to Perform in the Show’s History
Apr 18, 2019: Panasonic and The Hispanic Heritage Foundation Launch Code as a Second Language in Newark, NJ, to Introduce Students to Needed Tech Skills
Apr 11, 2019: Jersey Cares Launches Health in the Community Initiative to Improve Access to Nutrition and Fitness Education at Essex County Schools with Grant from the Aetna Foundation
Apr 05, 2019: Newark Board of Education Kicks Off Autism Awareness Month With Student Performances and Family Support
Mar 18, 2019: Newark Board of Education Hosts Series of Community Meetings As Part of Next Steps for Strategic Plan/Clarity 2020
Mar 08, 2019: Newark Public Schools Switches Out March Madness for Basketball and Replaces it with March Madness for Robotics
Mar 05, 2019: Newark Board of Education and SPAN Host Workshop for Parents of Students with Special Needs
Feb 27, 2019: National Educational Partnership Joins Forces in Newark, NJ to Grow Next Generation of Teachers
Feb 08, 2019: Newark Students Seeking Admission to a Magnet School Must Complete Application by Friday, February 15, 2019