Newark students are more likely to go to college, but only 23 percent complete a degree or certificate in six years, concludes a new report. College graduation rates are much higher for students who attended Newark’s selective magnet schools, KIPP charters or St. Benedict’s, an all-male Catholic school, reports Chalkbeat’s Patrick Wall. The rate for students at comprehensive high schools, which don’t screen students, is 14 percent. Source: “Post-Secondary Outcomes of Newark H

New York City’s elite high schools are filled with Asian-American students — many from low-income, immigrant families — who’ve aced the special admissions test. Mayor Bill de Blasio proposes admitting top students from each middle school to boost the very low number of blacks and Latinos, reports Chalkbeat. Asian-American parents and community members rally to support the Specialized High School Admission Test outside New York’s City Hall. Photo: Monica Disare/Chalkbeat Offer

Most KIPP graduates feel a sense of belonging in college, according to a survey released by the charter network. However, “the majority also worry about being judged based on their race or socioeconomic background,” reports Kate Stringer on The 74. KIPP alumni who attend historically black colleges feel a greater sense of belonging, a finding echoed in other research on black college students, writes Stringer. Ninety-five percent of KIPP alumni are African American or Latino

Progressive San Francisco is one of the worst districts in the state when it comes to educating low-income black and Latino students, concludes an Innovate Public Schools analysis. Overall, San Francisco Unified outscores other urban districts because it has so many (35 percent) high-scoring Asian-American students; another 14 percent of students are white. However, the black/Latino achievement gap is huge. Percent proficient in English and math, 2016-17, San Francisco Unifie

Charter schools are most effective for black and Latino students, concludes the new charter-school report by the Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO). Achievement was highest for students attended nonprofit, networked schools. CREDO found much higher achievement for students at schools backed by the Charter School Growth Fund, writes Alex Hernandez, a partner in the fund and a former math teacher. The fund supports nonprofit networks such as Uncommon Schools, Hou

Charters and magnet schools dominate the top of the 2017 U.S. News Best High Schools rankings. BASIS Scottsdale, a charter school in Arizona, is the No. 1 public high school in the U.S. and four other Arizona BASIS schools made the top 10, including BASIS Tucson North, which took second, followed by BASIS Oro Valley at No 3. BASIS Scottsdale, an Arizona charter, is the top public high school in the country, according to U.S. News. The rankings are based on test scores, Advanc

After running very hostile stories about Betsy DeVos, President Trump’s nominee for Education secretary, the New York Times reports that DeVos has a gay- and transgender-friendly record that goes back to the late ’90s. Her wealthy mother and even wealthier in-laws are social conservatives, but DeVos is not, according to the story. When Greg McNeilly, a longtime Republican operative in Michigan, and his husband filed paperwork in 2015 to adopt a child, it included a warm testa