Booker And Christie Out Of Facebook School Reform? - Gothamist

Booker And Christie Out Of Facebook School Reform? - Gothamist

Booker And Christie Out Of Facebook School Reform?

Governor Christie, Mayor Booker and Mark Zuckerberg on Oprah

After all that talk and excitement over believing in Newark and taking ideas from the people and Mayor Cory Booker's Twitter status, the plan to reform Newark's school system with $100 million donated from Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg may have an issue. Namely, that whole "improper and illegal" thing the Education Law Center previously mentioned. Apparently the state's Quality Single Accountability Continuum doesn't allowmayoral or gubernatorial participation in reform efforts for a district under state control.

Booker spokeswoman Maria Comella said, "Right now, Mayor Booker is in the process of seeking widespread community input and will subsequently develop a reform plan that will be implemented with a superintendent of schools that both the Mayor and the Governor will choose," but it's unclear whether he would even have the authority to do that. Acting Commissioner of Education Rochelle Hendricks said before