The whole thing comes down to money,Mr.Booker fails to admit his close friends and staff want vouchers ,the expansion of charters to bring in companies that can hock thier wares to make a profit.Making public schools better is his job ,not paying back his contributors as he is doing.
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Corey Booker, Mayor of Newark, New Jersey, is an enthusiastic leader and has proven ability to succeed. Let's hope the... [MORE]
John Furner
Apr 7, 2007 22:51
The whole thing comes down to money,Mr.Booker fails to admit his close friends and staff want vouchers ,the expansion of...
Newarker
Feb 26, 2007 11:33
That article was very interesting. But my thing is simply this; education doesn't need vouchers, or teachers raises based on... [MORE]
Gene B. Geldziler
Feb 25, 2007 13:27
If Mr. Booker wants to be successful in Newark Public Schools he must remove the rampant corruption. This includes the... [MORE]
P.J.
Feb 25, 2007 11:48
I don't know that answer but I do know that doing more of the same will not get us anywhere.... [MORE]
Will Bostic
Mar 20, 2007 10:06
Since there has been no significant improvement in NY's schools since Bloomberg took control, Booker is not saying much when... [MORE]
Skeptic
Feb 20, 2007 08:43
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