Teach for America’s grant will enable them to increase the number of Teach for America corps members in Newark schools and to support corps members once they are in the classroom.

In recognition of a growing consensus among education leaders that more time on task is a key resource for accelerating student achievement, the Foundation for Newark’s Future will support nine Newark public schools that will offer extended learning time in…

Great Oaks Charter School is one of three new charter schools to open in Newark for the 2011-2012 school year. With a mission to prepare all of its students to succeed in college, the school will serve students in grades…

People’s Prep will be a four year college preparatory charter high school with a total of 385 students when it is fully grown. The school offers students double blocks of Math and English, an extended school day, a comprehensive college…

Roseville Community Charter School believes that preparing students for college begins in elementary school. Roseville has a specific approach to maximizing the effectiveness of its instruction that includes having two teachers in every classroom, effectively lowering the student-teacher ratio to…

The Newark STEAM Academy builds on the nationally acclaimed Big Picture Learning (BPL) design and will provide students with opportunities to use leading edge digital technologies to produce practicable solutions to community problems. In partnership with community, industry, and post-secondary…

Developed by The Hetrick-Martin Institute (HMI), Sakia Gunn High School for Civic Engagement will serve as an example for public high schools across the nation through its commitment to high academic standards and public advocacy. SGHSCE will instill in its…

Newark Leadership Academy, led by YouthBuild Newark, will prepare older under-credited students not adequately served by traditional high schools for post-secondary education, advanced training, and employment. By creating a small safe learning environment wherein highly accomplished instructors engage students in…

Newark BRIDGES High School, a Diploma Plus school, will offer a path to success for students on the ‘wrong side’ of four persistent gaps: achievement in literacy, numeracy, and content areas; high school graduation; successful post-secondary pursuits; and access to,…

Newark Public Schools and Bard College will develop and operate BHSEC Newark, where students in 9th and 10th grades will prepare to start college level courses by 11th grade. Students who successfully complete the full program at BHSEC Newark will…