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Just several weeks after New Jersey earned a spot at the top of聽, a聽聽shows that Newark students are posting learning gains that outpace the state鈥檚 best-in-the-nation public school system, and almost any other city they鈥檝e studied to-date.

, by a team of independent researchers at Stanford鈥檚 Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO), compared student learning growth at Newark鈥檚 district, charter and magnet schools to the New Jersey statewide average, and found that Newark鈥檚 mix of public schools collectively boosted student learning at a pace that was 鈥渟ignificantly鈥� faster than the New Jersey average in reading in all three years studied, and one year in math (all years showed positive student learning gains).

鈥淭his study is proof positive that Newark has been on the right track for improving educational opportunity for children over the last decade,鈥� said聽Kyle Rosenkrans, the Executive Director of the New Jersey Children鈥檚 Foundation, a Newark-based non-profit dedicated to promoting a fact-based discussion about public education in the city.

鈥淭he city has a winning mix of improving district schools, growing charter schools, and selective-admission magnet high schools that, together, are helping students reach their greatest potential,鈥� Rosenkrans added.

Newark鈥檚 citywide results are also significant in that they were higher than nearly all of the 10 other cities studied by CREDO鈥檚 team in a recent round of reports (compiled by NJCF):

The city鈥檚 public charter school sector鈥揺xpected to reach near 40% of the student population next school year鈥揳lso performed exceptionally well, better than nearly any other sector in any city studied. Newark鈥檚 magnet and district schools also posted strong comparative results. Also notable is the performance of Camden, NJ鈥檚 Renaissance Schools, which are affiliated with many of the same non-profit organizations that support charters in Newark (KIPP NJ and Uncommon Schools).

Measures of student growth such as those in the CREDO study are seen by many as a fairer method of comparison for school performance because it measures the amount of learning that children experience in a given school year, regardless of their starting point, and even if they don鈥檛 score high enough to be deemed proficient on state tests. The study then compares that growth to the growth demonstrated by all New Jersey students鈥揳 high benchmark in a state deemed #1 in public education.

CREDO鈥檚 latest Newark study comes at a time when the state has returned control of the district school system to Newark鈥檚 elected Board of Education, a new Superintendent is pursuing a district improvement strategy, and the city鈥檚 charter school sector continues its growth to meet increasing demand鈥揳ll amidst a growing student population in Newark. It is the fourth study published in the last two years documenting the city鈥檚 historic improvements in student learning. Past studies include:

• , Marcus Winters Ph.D, Boston University, Wheelock College of Education and Human Development.
• , Jesse Margrady Ph.D, Margrady Research.
• , Jesse Margrady Ph.D, Margrady Research.

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