
Newark: To college, but not through college
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