The New Jersey Student Learning Assessments (NJSLA) are soon-approaching! From April 29, 2024 through May 24, 2024, primary educatuion students will take their annual end-of-year exams. In the post-shutdown era, we've seen only 19% of the 3rd graders in Newark passed the NJSLA. As a result Mayor Baraka and the administration have taken a variety of steps to ensure Newark students are at an appropriate reading level or beyond. These steps include convening the Brain Trust to Address the Urgent Li