School vouchers rise from the ashes

Three cheers for Cory!  These are some of the worst school districts in the country -- surely a small experiment is called for.

Once given up for dead, a controversial bill to pump public funds into private-school vouchers is quietly gaining support from top state Democratic lawmakers and Newark Mayor Cory Booker.

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School vouchers rise from the ashes

Newark mayor among new backers of effort

Tuesday, November 07, 2006

BY JOHN MOONEY

Newark Star-Ledger

Once given up for dead, a controversial bill to pump public funds into private-school vouchers is quietly gaining support from top state Democratic lawmakers and Newark Mayor Cory Booker.