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PENewark to launch second education reform survey | NJ.com

PENewark to launch second education reform survey | NJ.com

PENewark to launch second education reform survey

Published: Sunday, January 23, 2011, 11:00 AM

Hitting the streets in NewarkEnlargeNewark Mayor Cory Booker (left) joined the other volunteers from PENewark as they canvas Newark residents for their opinion on Newark schools and school reform. He spoke to Rayshon Cross while going door-to-door. (Amanda Brown/The Star-Ledger)Hitting the streets in Newark gallery (4 photos)
  • Hitting the streets in Newark
  • Hitting the streets in Newark
  • Hitting the streets in Newark

NEWARK — After a hasty start and a heap of criticism, PENewark is rolling out a second survey this weekend to glean the thoughts of Newarkers on education reform in the state’s largest city.

The group was set up by Mayor Cory Booker as the outreach arm of his reform effort, sparked by a $100 million donation from Mark Zuckerberg to Newark schools.

From the outset, PENewark faced criticism for what many educational leaders considered a shallow and ill-conceived survey. Now, with the