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Newark Kicks Off School Year With New Architecture and Trades High School and Kindergarten 529 Initiative

The rollout reflects a 10-year strategy to expand opportunity via career training alongside early college savings.

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Overview

  • More than 41,000 students returned to Newark Public Schools on Tuesday for the first day of classes.
  • The new Newark School of Architecture and Interior Design opened to a freshman class of more than 200, offering training in architecture plus plumbing, electrical work and HVAC.
  • The high school operates in a repurposed former hospital under a temporary certificate of occupancy after earlier conversion delays.
  • A two-story construction lab will allow students to assemble building sections using plans developed by peers in design tracks.
  • The district launched Newark Saves with a $150,000 Prudential Foundation grant to seed $25 in 529 accounts for 3,000 kindergarteners, as leaders cite a near-90% graduation rate and improved attendance and the superintendent visits six schools.