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Saturday, September 8, 2012

Jersey Jazzman: Power To The People - Over Their Schools

Jersey Jazzman: Power To The People - Over Their Schools:


Power To The People - Over Their Schools

Oh, dear: old Uncle Eli in California is not going to be happy about this:
City and school officials from Jersey City, Newark and Paterson gathered in Newark City Hall today to urge federal education and law-enforcement officials to investigate what they call the state’s “refusal” to hand control of the three cities’ school districts back to local officials.
State Sen. Ron Rice, leading the charge, said New Jersey’s control of the districts has led to poor performance that is then blamed on the districts’ leaders. He