Thursday, July 5, 2012

Mother Crusader: Newark Charter School Fund: What Role Do They Play In The Newark Charter School Takeover?

Mother Crusader: Newark Charter School Fund: What Role Do They Play In The Newark Charter School Takeover?:


Newark Charter School Fund: What Role Do They Play In The Newark Charter School Takeover?

NJ Spotlight, the Star Ledger and Jersey Jazzman have all covered the "news" that Newark Superintendent Cami Anderson overruled the vote of the ELECTED Advisory Board to reject Anderson's plan to lease district school buildings to charters.  


Chairperson of the Advisory Board, Antoinette Baskerville-Richardson, spoke with NJ Spotlight. 


The chairman of the local board last night was very critical of the decision.
“The board members took this issue of leasing very, very seriously,” said Antoinette Baskerville-Richardson, recently elected as the board’s chairman. “At this point, what has happened is that the democratic rights of the voters we represent have been totally disrespected.”  (Emphasis mine)
Jersey Jazzman has already done a great job showing how outrageous it is that the Newark public schools are caught in a Chinese finger trap where no matter how hard they may struggle to get free of the state, the state's