QUESTIONS FOR EDUCATORS

NEWARK RISING

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"The difference between REVITALIZATION and GENTRIFICATION is EDUCATION."
- Dr. Robert Gregory, Assistant Superintendant Newark Public Schools

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• Newark Today: Employment and Economic Opportunities in Newark  
  
• Opportunities for Eagle Newark students 
  
• Partnerships

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THE AUDIBLE.COM STORY

At a recent Newark Public School Professional Development session a NPS administrator shared this story.

​"Recently Audible.com developed a partnership with NPS and the City of Newark to hire Newark residents to work at Audible. There were 3000 openings. Jobs were entry level positions, did not require a college diploma, and started at between $60,000 and $80,000 per year.  

Short story, at the conclusion of this initiative 2 Newark residents qualified for the positions and were successfully hired.

WHY?

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THE FACTS
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People of color make up 72% of the city but only hold 39.6% of the jobs 

• 60% of the people employed in Newark are white
• 31% Black
• 20% Latino 

• ​Only 18% of Newark Residents actually work in the city of Newark 
• Average unemployment is 8.8%- 70% higher than the national average(5.3), 60% higher than NJ (5.6)
  
• Newark Residents employed in the city are concentrated in lower paying jobs- in comparison to non-Newark Residents they hold 26% of jobs paying less than 15K and 28% of the jobs paying between 15-40K
  
• Newark residents only hold 10% of the jobs paying more than 40K annually 
  
• 69% of Newark residents make 40K or less a year.  Most are living below the poverty line
  
• ​42% of Newark children live below the poverty line 
  
• 1-3 Newark residents live below the poverty line (95% living in poverty do not have full time jobs)
  

• Only 31% of the jobs in Newark require a 4 year degree but 65% require education or training beyond high school – 
• Few if any pathways to middle skilled jobs/careers-