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Good morning, folks! This is Jessie Gomez with Chalkbeat.
Researchers at Harvard, Stanford, and Dartmouth found that Newark Public Schools are outlearning almost everyone, but students are still behind. Students in New Jersey’s largest school district are improving faster than 93% of districts nationwide, but are still two grade levels behind, according to the report.
And for the first time since 2019, Newark’s public schools saw a dip in enrollment this school year. That’s a stark difference from the year-over-year growth that has set it apart from trends in districts across the country over the past five school years.
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A new national report tells a complicated story about Newark Public Schools students’ learning and growth
Students are improving faster than nearly every district across the country, but a new national education report shows why that’s complicated.
Newark Public Schools’ enrollment falls slightly for the first time since 2019
Newark Public Schools is seeing enrollment dip after years of student growth.
NJ Supreme Court won’t weigh in yet on school segregation case
A group of parents and advocacy groups first claimed in 2018 that New Jersey schools are impermissibly segregated. The case is now before the appellate division.
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What We’re Reading
Meet Donna Jackson, the New Jersey ‘Hellraiser’ Who Will Serve on Newark City Council, TAPinto Newark
Why colleges like Rutgers are rethinking graduation speakers, Northjersey.com
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