Newark: Taxation Without Representation
I'm beginning to believe that the reason New Jersey doesn't have a standardized test in civics is that the children of Newark might then have to be taught that democracy means having a say in how your government is run. They might, in turn, question why democracy is not allowed in Newark:
Newark’s public schools will begin their 16th year of operating under state control next month, and a majority of advisory school board members want it to be the district’s last.This summer, years after city schools were found to be so dysfunctional that state education officials assumed control of them, board members and public education