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Roger Leon

Newark Schools All-Remote Until 2021 Newark Schools All-Remote Until 2021
Newark Schools All-Remote Until 2021 Newark public school students will have to wait until next year for in-person learning due to COVID-19. Superintendent Roger Leon announced that all schools will be holding classes remotely until at least Jan. 25, 2021. "This decision was not made lightly and was made with the best interests of all NPS students and staff," the BOE said in a press release.  "Given all of the factors and guidance regarding this global pandemic, the next few days and months are intended to build confidence in our healthy and safe return to school.  "We will get through this, because we will do it t…
HISTORIC: Newark Regains Control Of Public Schools 25 Years Later HISTORIC: Newark Regains Control Of Public Schools 25 Years Later
Historic: Newark Regains Control Of Public Schools 25 Years Later Nearly 25 years to the day the state assumed control of operations in the Newark School District, state officials announced the local board will regain control. "This is a historic day for Newark, and a day for celebration," Gov. Phil Murphy said. "Today, full local control of the public schools has been restored to the people of Newark so that the local school board can address the unique needs of the school community." The Newark BOE had been struggling for years with management and academic issues when the New Jersey BOE revoked its authority over the district in 1995. A decade later, t…