Blue Jersey:: Democracy for Paterson? Meh...

Blue Jersey:: Democracy for Paterson? Meh...:

Democracy for Paterson? Meh... by: Jersey Jazzman Tue Feb 07, 2012 at 09:30:00 AM EST

Like a father reluctant to hand over the keys to his 17-year-old, ACTING Education Commissioner Chris Cerf says the people of Paterson just aren't ready to run their own schools yet: The state's top education official brushed aside an ambitious proposal from the school board Monday that sought to end state control of the district by the fall. Acting Education Commissioner Christopher Cerf said the city should manage its own schools, but such a rapid transition would not be in the best interest of the district's students. [...] Under state control, the board can act only as an advisory body to