October 2012
Monthly Archives: October 2012
Oct
27

On Saturday, October 27th, the Foundation for Newark’s Future partnered with the Pershing Square Foundation, the Urban League of Essex County, Newark Public Schools parents, the Greater Newark Housing Partnership, and neighborhood residents to sponsor a Kaboom! playground build. FNF

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Oct
02

NEWARK — When Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg announced in 2010 that he would be donating $100 million to Newark schools in a matching grant, many in the city expressed skepticism about how the money would be spent. Now, two years

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Oct
02

Recently, a notable and respected community leader here in Newark, New Jersey cautioned me not to use the word “reform” — or at least, to be mindful of the potentially negative connotations it carries in the education sector and in

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