Past Events
Learning to Rebuild New Jersey’s Cities: Speaker Series
Past Speakers
“Leading the Leaders to Accelerate Our Progress in Newark” – Nicole T. Johnson, Deputy Superintendent, Newark Public Schools | Feb 2021
“Beyond the Pandemic: Accelerating Our Progress in Newark” – Roger León, Superintendent, Newark Public Schools | Feb 2021
“With a Little Help from Friends: A System and a City Learns to Improve its Schools” – Barbara Eason-Watkins, Ed.D., Superintendent, Michigan City Area Schools | Dec 2020
“Implementation of a Principal Pipeline” – Matthew Brewster, Executive Director of the Superintendent’s Office, Newark Public Schools | Nov 2020
“Strategic Inquiry and New York’s Renewal High Schools” – Betsy Kim, Ph.D. & Clare Buckley Flack, Ph.D., Joseph C. Cornwall Center for Metropolitan Studies | Nov 2020
“Making FAFSA Mandatory in Louisiana: What We Did, What We Learned” – John White, Former Superintendent, Louisiana State | Oct 2020
“Developing K-12 Curriculum in Newark Public Schools: New Initiatives and Lessons Learned” – Mary Ann Reilly, Ph.D., Assistant Superintendent, Newark Public Schools | Oct 2020
“Clemente Veterans’ Initiative: An Overview and Lessons Learned”– Charity Anderson, Ph.D., Senior Research Analyst, Joseph C. Cornwall Center for Metropolitan Studies | Oct 2020
Newark Public Schools Mini Conference
Newark Public Schools: How Much Progress?
Over the last year, conflicting reports have appeared in popular media and academic reports about the progress or lack of progress in Newark Public Schools. This conference will try to sort through the various claims, bringing as much data to bear as possible.
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CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
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Panel 1. What Has Changed? Trend Data on Newark
Moderator: Robert Gregory, Interim Superintendent, Newark Public Schools
- Ryan Pfleger, Strategic Data Project Fellow, Harvard University (placed at NPS): “Demographic Trends: Whom Does the System Serve?”
- Jesse Margolis, Co-founder, Margrady Research: “Trends in Elementary Achievement and Enrollment.”
- Robert Gregory, NPS: “Trends in High School Achievement, Graduation, and Access to Rigorous Courses.”
- Brad Haggerty, Chief Academic Officer, NPS: “School Climate: Trends and Baselines.”
- Ben Cope, Chief External Officer, TEAM: “Trends in Charter Sector Achievement, Organization, and Governance.”
- Jeff Backstrand, Associate Research Professor, School of Public Affairs and Administration, Rutgers University-Newark: “Preview: Post-Secondary Outcomes of Newark High School Graduates – 2011-16.”
Panel II. Understanding Change: Causes and Significance.
Moderator: Alan Sadovnik, Professor, School of Public Affairs and Administration, Rutgers University-Newark
Ronald Chaluisán Batlle, Executive Director, Newark Trust for Education
- Charles Payne, “A Few Words about Newark in the National Context.”
- Andrew Martin, Chief Data Officer, NPS; Julia Schwenkenberg, Associate Professor, Department of Economics,
Rutgers University–Newark : “Synopsis of the Kane et al. Paper.” - Mark Weber, Graduate School of Education, Rutgers: “Response to Kane et al.”
- Brad Haggerty, NPS: “Driving Growth in Newark Public Schools.”
CONFERENCE READINGS
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Kimberly Austin, Lucero Batista, Mahua Bisht, Andrew Karas, Jesse Margolis, and Andy Sonnesyn; “NEWARK ENROLLS: A PRINCIPLED APPROACH TO PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE,” Margrady Research, April, 2018.