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Newark parents push for independent interpreters after superintendent summarizes Spanish testimony
Did you know search engines like Google are changing the way you see news? Keep Chalkbeat’s valuable education coverage at the top of your feeds by clicking here and checking the box next to our name. Newark Latino families and labor organizers are asking the school district to require professional interpreters at every board meeting after they say Spanish-speaking parents’ public comments were incompletely interpreted at a recent meeting. Rafael Chavez, a community organizer with the New Labor advocacy organization, said in the absence of a qualified interpreter at last month’s school board meeting, superintendent Roger León stepped in to interpret some parents’ public comments. Chavez told Chalkbeat the issue of interpretation has come up repeatedly at previous Newark board meetings, including at the September meeting where he testified in Spanish without an interpreter. According to Chavez, León omitted portions of parents’ statements that Chavez said criticized how they and their children have been treated in district schools. In a review of the board video , Newark parents Sonia Pangul, Mayra Sanmartin, and Brenda Villatoro Villela can be heard testifying in Spanish about concerns regarding their children’s treatment in district schools and the lack of availability of music, sports, and
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NJPAC Unveils 2026 Holiday Lineup With Music, Dance, and New Outdoor Market
The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) has announced its December holiday lineup. It includes six performances, a free Kwanzaa celebration, and a new outdoor Holiday Market, according to The Local Girl. Six shows fill the schedule: Christmas With Canadian Brass, The Rock Orchestra by Candlelight, The Nutcracker, Sacred Visions:...
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Nutley Residents Grill Officials Over Possible 65-Megawatt Data Center at ON3
A sign advertising 65 megawatts of power and zoning approval at Nutley's former Hoffman LaRoche campus has set off a wave of resident questions about noise, water use and electric bills, spilling into the township's Nov. 5 Board of Commissioners meeting — the first held in the newly renovated commissioners chambers. Residents pressed officials on whether a data center is actually coming to the 11-acre ON3 redevelopment site at 275 Kingsland Street, and what protections would exist if one is built.