Victims of police violence share their stories at public forum in Newark
Newark, N.J., did not have a high-profile shooting like Ferguson, Mo., but public records document 418 incidents of police misconduct over two and a half years, including nine wrongful deaths or deaths in custody. In 2011, the American Civil Liberties ...
Newark schools: South Bay high school principal appointed to school board
NEWARK -- Now that Tom Huynh has been appointed to the school board, the South Bay educator said he will work with fellow trustees to bring the embattled district's focus back to serving students. Huynh, an ex-Newark Unified teacher, said the district must ...
Newark school board's effort to freeze superintendent's pay faces uphill battle
NEWARK — It was the kind of vote that should have sent ripples through the Newark Public School District. Newark Public Schools Advisory board passed a motion Tuesday evening to freeze payments of Superintendent Cami Anderson's salary until she attends ...