{
  "id": 1537005,
  "title": "Newark charter school’s new $51 million facility to join wave of South Ward development",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/newark-charter-schools-new-51-million-facility-to-join-wave-of-south",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T18:33:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Chalkbeat",
    "slug": "chalkbeat",
    "url": "https://www.chalkbeat.org/newark/2026/08/17/charter-school-network-to-build-new-south-ward-school-and-community-hub/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A $51 million facility for Newark charter school Gateway Academy, part of a wave of redevelopment in South Ward, is set to open in 2028-29. The new K-8 building for the school, replacing its old campus, was approved by Newark's Central Planning Board in May. The charter network, BRICK, will also build a wellness center that will open in 2027, offering prenatal care and other services, and construct 70 affordable housing units for residents. The new facility, with the capacity to grow the current student population, will serve as a community hub with a full kitchen, community room, and gym open to South Ward sports leagues and nonprofits. BRICK says the $51 million project will benefit the entire community beyond its students. The South Ward is also undergoing redevelopment with a $125 million Lionsgate film and TV studio scheduled to open in 2027, and New Media High School moving to a building next to the studio in 2027-28. Advocates for schools providing wraparound services for students and their families believe the charter network's growing footprint in the South Ward should serve the entire community.",
  "summary": "A charter school organization’s plans to transform the South Ward’s Clinton Hill corridor are moving forward. The BRICK network’s new K-8 building for the Gateway Academy was approved by Newark’s Central Planning Board in May. In addition, the network’s wellness…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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