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Newark Yearbooks Collection

Newark Yearbooks
The Newark Public Library has digitized their collection of Newark high school yearbooks.

Documentaries

Heart of Stone [Videorecording].
Beth Toni Kruvant, producer and director. Good Footage, 2009.
"Portrait of a bold principal who works with gang leaders and alumni of Weequahic High School of Newark, New Jersey to give African American students at this inner city school a hopeful future." Available?
The Rule
Bongiorno Productions, 2014. "The Benedictine monks of Newark Abbey, in the heart of one of America's most dangerous cities, are able to achieve amazing success with the most vulnerable population: inner city African American and Latino teenage males...The film details how their "recipe for success" follows the 6th century Rule of Saint Benedict and how this rule can serve as a model for whole cities nationwide." Available?

North Star Academy

Understanding Achievement: A Grounded Theory Study of How Adult Behaviors Lead to High School Achievement in High Poverty High Minority Schools Rutgers-restricted access
Sheron M. Brown. Ph.D. Thesis, Capella University, 2007.
"North Star Academy Charter School in Newark, NJ, was selected as a model to represent other high poverty, high minority schools in urban environments. The phenomena occurring at this school suggested how other schools with similar demographics can also experience success." Available?
Charter High Schools: Closing the Achievement Gap: Innovations in Education.
Washington, D.C., U.S. Dept. of Education, 2006. Profiles eight charter schools, including the North Star Academy School of Newark, that are meeting achievement goals under No Child Left Behind (NCLB). 95% of North Star's 2005 graduates were accepted to 4-year universities.
Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the North Star Academy Charter School of Newark for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2016
Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the North Star Academy Charter School of Newark for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2012.
North Star Academy Charter School of Newark Annual Report: 2009-2010
North Star Academy Charter School of Newark Annual Report: 2008-09
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