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State Exits Newark School District

Newark finally gets control of schools — What we learned about NJ’s state takeovers

Chris Cerf departed the district Thursday as the last state-appointed superintendent. The exit marks the end of 22 years of state rule: Control of Newark schools has finally returned to the city.

“Now is the time to give the people of Newark back full control over their schools,” Cerf, 63, said recently. “To give it back at a time when the foundations that have led to the progress of the last several years are built or well under construction.”

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