Newark families can now apply to Newark Public Schools’ free summer programs for students in elementary, middle, and high school. Registration for summer programs began on April 1 and closes on ...

Newark became the first city in New Jersey last year to lower the voting age to 16 for school board elections. But, the youth vote was delayed until the 2025 election due to voter registration ...

Next school year, Newark Public Schools will also receive an additional $75 million in funding from New Jersey, making up 84.2% of the district’s budget. City taxes make up 9.1%, ...

The Newark School of Architecture and Interior Design, originally scheduled to open in fall 2022, is now set to open in September 2025, and the developer of the site says a new stop-work order ...

All 40,000 Newark Public School students will have more time for instruction and tutoring because of the new schedule. Newark elementary schools will now start at 8:15 a.m. and end at 3:05 p.m.

In his place, Leslie “JR” Shumate, the Newark High School assistant principal for the past 10 years, acted as the interim principal for the rest of the 2023-2024 school year.

NEWARK, N.J. -- Tuesday marked the first day of school in Newark, New Jersey, and there are some big changes in place this year. All 39,000 students across the district's 63 public schools will ...

LANCASTER – This was old-school Lancaster-Newark basketball. In recent years, the Wildcats have dominated the Golden Gales, but back in the day, this was one of the best high school basketball ...

NEWARK, New Jersey (WABC) -- A high school in Newark's South Ward is experiencing a remarkable string of recent achievements, both in the classroom and on the football field.

Newark's voter turnout for school board elections was actually lower than that in 2024. A scant 2.8% of registered voters cast a ballot. We'll see if 16 and 17 year olds follow that trend or if ...