Colleagues have also called for the council president to step down, after he and 38 others were charged with gambling and racketeering.

Newark became the first city in New Jersey last year to lower the voting age to 16 for school board elections.

Eleven candidates are running for the Newark Board of Education in the 2025 election. The winners will be tasked with deciding important policies for Newark Public Schools.

Spiller is a former high school science teacher in Wayne Township who earns a $370,000 salary as NJEA president, according to a 2022 tax filing. In the crowded field, polling shows he has less name ...