Cory Booker on Newark creating 'village' for teachers: 'This is how we reinvent a great American city' - NorthJersey.com

Cory Booker on Newark creating 'village' for teachers: 'This is how we reinvent a great American city' - NorthJersey.com:

SATURDAY APRIL 21, 2012, 12:06 PM

Cory Booker on Newark creating 'village' for teachers: 'This is how we reinvent a great American city'

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NEWARK — They are two of the most persistent challenges in trying to rebuild long-struggling cities like Newark: improving the schools and growing a middle class.
Here, officials are hoping that a novel concept — reserving sleek new apartments designed by a world-famous architect for teachers — can help on both fronts.
"This is how we reinvent and rebuild a great American city," Mayor Cory Booker declared when ground was broken for Teachers Village, a downtown development of eight buildings planned to have 200 apartments for teachers, three charter schools, a day care center and stores. It's being designed by