To: The New Jersey State House and Governor Phil Murphy
Full Local Control!
We, the undersigned parents and community members/leaders of Newark, support our legislators and the Bill A3637 for Local Control that would end state takeover of Newark Traditional Public Schools. That state has had control of NPS since 1995, in which they failed to monitor and measure the educational outcome in our district. The state caused disruption of educational services that would have been significant in combating the challenges our children and families face today. We support our legislators in efforts to regain full local control and full funding so our children can obtain the quality education they deserve.
Why is this important?
On July 12, 1995, the state of New Jersey seized control of Newark's "failing" traditional public schools. The state takeover was sought after the Examination Department of the NPS school system found it to be in "deplorable condition." The Comprehensive Compliance Investigation (CCI) reported low test scores, high dropout rates, questionable expenditures of public funds, crumbling buildings with health & safety hazards, including a lack of such bare essentials as doors on bathroom stalls.
Twenty-one years later and the issues still remain the same. Newark Public School system has not improved even under state control; rather it grew worse, including contaminated water found in the pipes of NPS, closure of some traditional public schools to expand charter schools and co-located traditional public schools with charter schools, in which is the cause of segregation and flat funding of Newark Public School District Budget.
Sign the petition in support of our legislator's sponsored Bill A3637 to return local control back to the Newark Public School District! It's our right! They are our schools and our children! By signing the petition, you are saying enough is enough! Let's go get the schools all our children deserve!!
Full Local Control Now,
Parents Educating Parents
Twenty-one years later and the issues still remain the same. Newark Public School system has not improved even under state control; rather it grew worse, including contaminated water found in the pipes of NPS, closure of some traditional public schools to expand charter schools and co-located traditional public schools with charter schools, in which is the cause of segregation and flat funding of Newark Public School District Budget.
Sign the petition in support of our legislator's sponsored Bill A3637 to return local control back to the Newark Public School District! It's our right! They are our schools and our children! By signing the petition, you are saying enough is enough! Let's go get the schools all our children deserve!!
Full Local Control Now,
Parents Educating Parents