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The 2025 Newark faculty board election on April 15 can be a historic one as the town’s 16- and 17-year-olds will get to train their newly established proper to vote — a primary for the town and New Jersey.
Forward of the election, Chalkbeat Newark desires to know what questions the varsity neighborhood has for the 12 candidates, together with one incumbent, who’ve submitted their bid to compete for 3 three-year seats on the board.
The questions will assist construct Chalkbeat’s 2025 voter information, a digital device with important details about the candidates’ positions to assist voters make knowledgeable choices this spring.
Newark’s nine-member board of schooling establishes district insurance policies and targets, and holds Superintendent Roger León accountable for his duties, which entail main and guiding the district and workers members in accordance with these insurance policies and targets. The board oversees the district’s $1.5 billion greenback price range, approves curriculum, and serves because the bridge between the neighborhood and the varsity system.
In recent times, the board’s focus has been on bettering scholar efficiency on literacy, math, and science state exams because the district is at present beneath a state-approved enchancment plan.
Board members Crystal Williams and Daniel Gonzalez, whose seats are up for grabs this yr, is not going to be looking for reelection. Williams is finishing her first and solely time period. Gonzalez has been on the board since 2021, when he was first elected to a one-year time period after which subsequently ran with Williams in 2022 for a full time period.
The pool of candidates contains incumbent Kanileah Anderson working on the Newark Colleges Ahead slate with newcomers Louis Maisonave, a metropolis firefighter, and David Daughety, a Newark Public Colleges graduate who serves on the town’s Civilian Criticism Overview Board Fee.
On the lookout for a information on methods to vote within the election? Newark college students created one right here.
Returning candidates Latoya Tucker-Jackson and Yolanda Johnson are additionally working, together with Dewayne Bush, Jordy Nivar, John Farrell, and Elaine Asyah Aquil. Operating on the Prioritizing Newark’s Kids slate is one other returning candidate Ade’ Kamil Kelly, together with newcomers Nathanael Barthelemy and Shana Melius.
Residents should register to vote within the April election by March 25. The final day to use by mail for a vote-by-mail poll is per week earlier than the election. Voting in particular person at designated polling areas takes place on April 15.
Within the type beneath, tell us what questions you have got for the candidates by Friday, March 7.
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Catherine Carrera is the bureau chief for Chalkbeat Newark. Contact Catherine at [email protected].
