The follow is written by Annalisa Ekbladh, one of the founders of Communities 4 Education, a new affiliate of Parents Across America. For more information or to join the organization, email her at aekbladh@verizon.net The Delaware ACLU recently issued a letter to Delaware Secretary of Education Lillian Lowery (see below), prompted by the controversy surrounding a request to expand the Newark Charter School (NCS) lower grades and add a high school. The ACLU joins opponents of this expansion, including
Communities 4 Education, the Wilmington City Council, Delaware’s Black Caucus, the Delaware State Education Association, State Representative John Kowalko and parent groups associated with the traditional public schools.
The ACLU cites many reasons for their opposition, but says NCS contributes to “re-
