Newark schools

Some parents of Newark schoolchildren say they plan to boycott the city school district when classes begin next week.

According to recent reports, the Newark school district spent $22,000 a month for 15 months on takeout food and catered meals. The top Republican in the Assembly said he wants the Select Committee on Investigation to brush aside its probe of Bridgegate and investigate the Newark scandal instead. That is not likely to happen.

Dozens of Newark teachers have some extra cash in their pockets.

Newark's advisory school board will soon get back authority over its fiscal operations and will begin voting on district contracts after 18 years of state control.

More than 100 employees of the Newark Public Schools have received layoff notices.

Newark Mayor Cory Booker says the city has to reduce its number of teachers as student enrollment declines.

Facebook's public stock offering apparently will not affect its company co-founder's pledge of shares worth $100 million to the Newark, N.J., school system.

New Jersey's largest city must produce a list of documents related to its $100 million public schools pledge from Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.