Newark became the first city in New Jersey last year to lower the voting age to 16 for school board elections.

The election was the first, in which 16- and 17-year-olds cast ballots, marking a milestone in youth civic engagement.

New Jersey high school student Angel Ortiz is celebrating after receiving not one, but seven acceptances into Ivy League universities.

More than 5,000 of Newark’s 16- and 17-year-olds missed a chance to register to vote in the historic April 15 election.

Education Commissioner Kevin Dehmer questioned the right of the Trump administration to withhold money from schools that ...

Family Matters: The Newark Public Schools highly values family and community involvement so the district is workinghard to make sure families feel welcome in schools and is encouraging family ...

"Newark Public Schools is proud to stand at the forefront of this historic movement, empowering our 16- and 17-year-old students to participate in local school board elections." The deadline to ...

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The application deadline for the online graduate business programs at Rutgers University--New Brunswick and Newark, a public school, is rolling. For these programs, all of the online classes are ...