The Selling Out of Newark's Schools: Part I
Don't worry, Oprah - we would never ask you to come to Newark!
If you're really interested in transparency, what better time is there to release secret emails than Christmas Eve?
The City of Newark released dozens of emails to The Star-Ledger late on Christmas Eve to comply with a Superior Court order.
Among the behind-the-scenes details never disclosed, the emails showed theNewark philanthropist Ray Chambers wanted to arrange a million-dollar donation, but a top aide to Mayor Cory Booker dismissed it as too small.
Indeed, the heavily redacted emails provide a window into how Booker’s aides and others courted wealthy donors days before Zuckerberg pledged the
