The people of Newark are scammed again
The children, parents, and residents of Newark have been scammed again.
More than a year ago, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and Gov. Chris Christie cut a deal.
Baraka would pull his support away from the burgeoning anti-Christie demonstrations in the streets of Newark in return for the dismissal of Cami Anderson as state schools superintendent and the vague promise of an “eventual” return to local control of the school district after 20 years of state administration. Of course, Christie insisted that Anderson be replaced by Christopher Cerf, a national champion of privately-run charter schools and Anderson’s mentor when he was state education commissioner.
It was a deal that smelled to high heaven a year ago–and yesterday’s action by the state school board proved how stinking it really was.
The Star-Ledger, the institutional cheerleader for school “reform” in Newark, wrote this headline today: “Schools regain a measure of control: State gives district back the authority to make its own decisions on personnel.”
Well, that’s not exactly what happened. The headline writer–and, please, never blame a reporter for an inaccurate headline–apparently overlooked this paragraph from the reporter’s story:
“The state will still be able to veto individual personnel decisions if it considered it The people of Newark are scammed again |:
Cerf and friends, Mayor Ras Baraka and Baraka’s then school aide, Lauren Wells.
