:: News for parents and students about important school events.
April 17, 2013: Merit Prep Board Meeting
Merit Prep Charter School of Newark will hold its fifteenth board of trustees meeting on Wednesday, April 17, 2013 from 6:00pm until 7:00pm at 909 Broad St. Newark, NJ 07102. This is a public meeting and action will be taken.
Merit Prep Charter School of Newark has set the following dates for upcoming board of trustees meetings. All meetings will be held from 6:00pm to 7:00pm at 909 Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07102. These are public meetings and action will be taken.
January 23, 2013
February 20, 2013
March 20, 2013
April 17, 2013
May 22, 2013
June 19, 2013
November 15, 2012: Message for displaced families
If you have been displaced from your home or moved from your home district please contact us. Your contact at Merit Prep will be Erika Ellison.
Erika M. EllisonExecutive Director of Finance & School OperationsTouchstone Education909 Broad StreetNewark NJ 07102
:: News stories about Merit Prep in the local and national media.
January 10, 2013 - From Fortune Magazine: The Future of the Classroom Read More >
January 3, 2013 - From WNYC.org: Union Fights Computer Learning that Replaces Teachers. Read More >
January 3, 2013 - From The Hechinger Report: In New Jersey, teachers union fights blended learning. Read More >
December 2012 - Next Generation Learning Challenges: Breakthrough K-12 Blended Learning Model Designs (Including an Overview of Touchstone Education) Read More >
October 6, 2012 - mlive.com: Do students behave better in a digital learning environment? Read More >
October 5, 2012 - mlive.com: Conference: At Newark 'blended learning' school, 'Nothing here is normal' Read More >
October 3, 2012 - Innosight Institute: What are the right schools of experience for teachers in new schools? Read More >
May 2012 - Innosight Institute: Classifying K-12 blended learning Read More >
August 17, 2012 - NJ.com: Strides in online education pave way for virtual charter schools in N.J. Read More >
July 18, 2012 - NJ Spotlight: The 'Other' Online Charters Get Ready for New School Year in NJ Read More >
July 4, 2012 - Newark Patch: Anderson Vetoes Board Vote, Approves Charter Leases Read More >
January 30, 2012 - NJ Spotlight: 'Hybrid' Charters Will Meld Online Lessons With Conventional Instruction Read More >