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Catherine Carrera

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@ChalkbeatNWK bureau chief • past: @Newsday @NorthJersey • 🇲🇽 • reach me at ccarrera at Chalkbeat dot org

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Terrence T. McDonald (@terrencemcd) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A win for gov’t transparency from an appellate panel today, which says the Ramapo-Indian Hills school district must fork over email logs from board members’ private emails “because they relate to Board business” njcourts.gov/system/files/c…

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UPDATE: A federal judge blocked the order from going into effect amid multiple legal challenges, including a lawsuit filed by a coalition of Democratic attorneys general. chalkbeat.org/2025/01/28/tru…

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If Trump’s actions are changing how your school approaches issues like teaching, DEI, and immigration, Chalkbeat wants to know about it. Fill out our short and confidential survey. chalkbeat.org/2025/02/04/how…

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.Senate President Nick Scutari hasn't read it; Speaker Craig J. Coughlin says nothing about it, an Governor Phil Murphy is not eager to enshrine the Immigrant Trust directive into law. This is what 3 men in a room standing up to Trump looks like. Sophie Nieto-Muñoz newjerseymonitor.com/2025/02/07/ami…

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Linda McMahon said at her confirmation hearing that an Education Department overhaul won’t hurt school funding. One Democratic senator wondered if the committee was being subject to an “elegant gaslighting.” chalkbeat.org/2025/02/13/lin…

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Teachers and advocates described the experiences of students learning in old buildings to underscore an “urgent need” for more funding for school construction projects. chalkbeat.org/newark/2025/02…

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After 15 months of mediation on a remedy to address the state’s entrenched school segregation, the parties will return to battle it out in court. The latest comes as policies to fortify diversity, equity, and inclusion practices are under attack. chalkbeat.org/newark/2025/02…

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“A court judgment is now the surest way to achieve a remedy for this unacceptable reality, in which hundreds of thousands of the state’s children attend school in segregated settings,” plaintiffs’ attorneys said in a joint statement. (CC: LATINO ACTION NETWORK NAACP New Jersey State Conference Urban League Essex)

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The Newark school board race has 12 candidates on the ballot running for three seats. What would you like to ask them as you prepare to vote in April? chalkbeat.org/newark/2025/02…

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More than 7,000 Newark youth are eligible to vote in April’s school board election, sparking a mix of enthusiasm and challenges for city leaders tasked with registering and educating young voters. More Chalkbeat Newark 👇🏼 chalkbeat.org/newark/2025/03…

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I’m at the first school board candidate forum of the year hosted by NAACP Newark. This year, a group of students from Science Park HS created a poll where audience members could submit their questions and vote on which ones the candidates should answer during the forum.

I’m at the first school board candidate forum of the year hosted by <a href="/NAACP/">NAACP</a> Newark.

This year, a group of students from Science Park HS created a poll where audience members could submit their questions and vote on which ones the candidates should answer during the forum.
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Newark's 2025 school board election preliminary results show the "Moving Newark Schools Forward" slate — heavily endorsed by powerful local and state politicians — hold a substantial lead. Read the latest from Jessie Gómez chalkbeat.org/newark/2025/04…

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NJ Transit trains may stop running in a week, Newark airport should probably be shut down, the Newark mayor is in jail. Utter chaos in NJ.

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Between the meltdown of federal flight safety protection at Newark Liberty, the arrest of Newark Mayor Baraka, and the filibuster of former Newark Mayor Cory Booker, the Brick City is looking very much like a center of political gravity more now than at any time since late 60s.

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Twenty states filed a lawsuit Monday challenging new Trump administration rules that bar undocumented immigrants from a host of federal programs, including Head Start and career and technical education offerings. chalkbeat.org/2025/07/21/sta…