For school officials in Newark, it’s going to be a fun October! They’re off on big trips to conferences in Dallas, Atlantic City, and Las Vegas. At least 18 school board members and district staffers are headed to sunny Dallas, 14 are going to Atlantic City and 10 will be traveling to a conference at the Bellagio in Vegas, including the superintendent, according to expense reports approved by the school board. It’s costing a total of nearly $70,000 so far, and that’s just this month. Who knows what adventures the rest of the year will bring?