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ellenrr

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3. I'm cheering too! :) but it remains to be seen

Reply to Smarmie Doofus (Original post)

Tue May 20, 2014, 06:43 AM

May 2014

what CAN he do and what will he do.
Certainly there is a long battle ahead.

what saddens me is that out of Newark's population of over 277,000, - only 20,000 voted. And Ras Baraka won by only 700 votes.

How to understand this _ I don't know.

Low-income people love their children and value education more than anyone - in my experience - I used to work among the poor in Newark.
There was a lot of news coverage of the election.

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Charter School Industry Loses Another One: Ras Baraka Is Mayor Of Newark [View all] Smarmie Doofus May 2014 OP

Excellent. This is still an uphill battle vi5 May 2014 #1

As it applies to education, when "both sides" agree that "something must be done"... Smarmie Doofus May 2014 #2

I'm cheering too! :) but it remains to be seen ellenrr May 2014 #3