Naftalin opposes vouchers. Its time has come and gone. Signs contract in Newark. Charters in Texas. Specifically, her plan would require local governments to spend at least as much per pupil as they did the previous year to get state funding.
Groups representing the state's school superintendents and elected school boards support the plan.
According to the paper, the Columbia, Md.-based firm will operate tutorials during lunch hour and after school for 150 students at three high schools notorious for low student achievement. Newark is a state-operated school district. The State Board of Education took over the district last July, reports the paper. However, Newark Teachers Union officials attacked the contract. The contract only stipulates that the new teachers be state- certified, notes the paper.