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2015 Newark Public Schools Elections

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General Election date:
April 21, 2015
Table of Contents
About the district
Method of election
Elections
What was at stake?
Key deadlines
Additional elections
External links
See also
New Jersey
Newark Public Schools
Essex County, New Jersey ballot measures
Local ballot measures, New Jersey

Three seats on the Newark Public Schools Advisory Board were up for general election on April 21, 2015. At-large incumbents Marques-Aquil Lewis, DeNiqua Matias and Rashied McCreary's seats were up for election, but only Lewis filed to seek re-election. He faced the following seven challengers: Natasha Alvarado, Veronica Branch, Dashay Carter, Crystal Fonseca, Ronnie Kellam, Charles Love III and Sheila Montague.[1]

Mayor Ras J. Baraka formed and endorsed the "Children First Team" slate of Lewis, Carter and Fonseca.[1] The slate won the three seats up for election, making the Advisory Board fully comprised of Children First Team slate members elected over the past five election cycles. Baraka's slate held seven of the board's nine seats heading into the 2015 election. Lewis had previously been re-elected as part of the slate in 2012. The other two seats up for election in 2015 were the last two remaining not held by Baraka-endorsed candidates.

The elected Newark school board has served in an advisory capacity for two decades following a state takeover of the district in 1995. The move, heatedly debated at its inception, has continued to be a contentious topic of discussion for the district. The decision to renew Superintendent Cami Anderson's contract, which came earlier in 2015, has added fuel to the ongoing efforts to end state control of the district and Anderson's controversial One Newark plan.

As of April 17, 2015, over $70,000 had been raised by candidates for the Advisory Board seats. However, all of those funds were raised by two candidates, Lewis and Fonseca, and the slate to which they both belong. Despite the high fundraising, less than $4,000 in expenditures were reported as of the same date.[2] Individual candidates who expected to spend more than $4,500, receive more than $300 in contributions from one source or receive any cash contributions were required to file campaign finance reports.[3]

See also: What was at stake in Newark's 2015 school board election?

## Contents

* 1 About the district
* 1.1 Demographics
* 2 Voter and candidate information
* 3 Elections
* 3.1 2015
* 3.1.1 Candidates
* 3.1.1.1 At-large
* 3.1.2 Election results
* 3.1.3 Endorsements
* 3.1.4 Campaign finance
* 3.2 Past elections
* 3.2.1 2014
* 3.2.2 2013
* 3.2.3 2012
* 3.2.4 2011
* 4 What was at stake?
* 4.1 2015
* 4.1.1 Issues in the election
* 4.1.1.1 Children First Team majority to stay
* 4.1.1.2 Spring New Jersey school board elections increasingly rare
* 4.1.2 Issues in the district
* 4.1.2.1 State control & superintendent controversies continue
* 5 Key deadlines
* 6 Additional elections on the ballot
* 7 Recent news
* 8 See also
* 9 External links
* 10 Footnotes

## About the district[edit]

See also: Newark Public Schools, New Jersey

Newark Public Schools is located in Essex County, N.J.

Newark Public Schools is located in Essex County in northeastern New Jersey. The county seat is Newark. Essex County was home to approximately 789,565 residents in 2013, according to the United States Census Bureau.[4] Newark was the largest school district in New Jersey, serving 35,543 students during the 2011-2012 school year.[5]

### Demographics[edit]

Essex County underperformed in comparison to the rest of New Jersey in terms of higher education achievement, median household income and poverty rate in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 32.0 percent of Essex County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 35.8 percent for New Jersey as a whole. The median household income in Essex County was $55,095, compared to $71,629 for the state of New Jersey. The poverty rate in Essex County was 16.6 percent, compared to 10.4 percent for the entire state.[4]

|  Racial Demographics, 2013[4]

Race  | Essex
County (%)  | New
Jersey (%)
White | 49.9 | 73.4
Black or African American | 41.9 | 14.7
American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7 | 0.6
Asian | 5.1 | 9.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0.1 | 0.1
Two or More Races | 2.2 | 2.0
Hispanic or Latino | 21.7 | 18.9

|  Presidential Voting Pattern,
Essex County[6]

Year  | Democratic Vote  | Republican Vote
2012 | 236,618 | 64,406
2008 | 240,306 | 74,063
2004 | 203,681 | 83,374
2000 | 185,505 | 66,842

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

## Voter and candidate information[edit]

The Newark Advisory Board consists of nine members at-large elected to three-year terms. There was no primary election, and the general election was April 21, 2015.[3]

Candidates had to file by March 2, 2015, and they had until March 9, 2015, to withdraw from the race. The drawing of ballot positions was held March 11, 2015.[3]

In order to vote in the election, district residents had to register by March 31, 2015.[3]

## Elections[edit]

### 2015[edit]

#### Candidates[edit]

##### At-large[edit]

* Marques-Aquil Lewis
* Incumbent, first elected in 2009
* Minister
* Natasha Alvarado
* Human resources staff assistant, Montclair School University
* Bachelor's degree, Montclair School University
* Veronica Branch
* Bachelor's degree, Bloomfield College
* Dashay Carter
* Aviation operation specialist, U.S. Army Reserve Branch
* Bachelor's degree, Emory University
* Crystal Fonseca
* Employed in community relations and outreach department, Jersey City Incinerator Authority
* Bachelor's degree, Saint Peters College
* Ronnie Kellam
* Security and loss prevention officer, Conway Stores and McDonald
* Associates degree, Essex County College
* Charles Love III
* Founding partner, Middle Generation Systems
* M.A., Lincoln University
* Sheila Montague
* Professor, Essex County College
* Founder, Changing the Lenses Together (CTLT) Foundation and Face Structure

Did not appear on the ballot

* Ivan Holmes
* Withdrew
* Michael Diaz
* Disqualified

#### Election results[edit]

Newark Public Schools,
At-Large General Election, 3-year term, 2015

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Nonpartisan  | Crystal Fonseca | 21.9% | 3,745
| Nonpartisan  | Marques-Aquil Lewis Incumbent | 21.8% | 3,729
| Nonpartisan  | Dashay Carter | 19.4% | 3,311
| Nonpartisan  |  Charles Love III | 11.4% | 1,955
| Nonpartisan  |  Sheila Montague | 10.1% | 1,729
| Nonpartisan  |  Veronica Branch | 9.6% | 1,637
| Nonpartisan  |  Natasha Alvarado | 3.4% | 584
| Nonpartisan  |  Ronnie Kellam | 2% | 347
| Nonpartisan  |  Write-in votes  | 0.4% | 63
Total Votes | 17,100
Source: Essex County Clerk, "2015 School Board Election," April 27, 2015

#### Endorsements[edit]

Mayor Ras J. Baraka formed and endorsed the "Children First Team" slate of Marques-Aquil Lewis, Dashay Carter and Crystal Fonseca.[1]

Veronica Branch, Charles Love III and Sheila Montague were endorsed by the Newark Parents Union.[7]

#### Campaign finance[edit]

See also: List of school board campaign finance deadlines in 2015

Candidates received a total of $70,845.00 and spent a total of $3,920.01 as of April 17, 2015, according to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission.[2] The amounts in the table below reflect any funds candidates had on hand from prior campaigns.

Candidate  | Contributions  | Expenditures  | Cash on hand

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Marques-Aquil Lewis | $7,920.00  | $808.81  | $7,331.19
Natasha Alvarado | $0.00  | $0.00  | $0.00
Veronica Branch | $0.00  | $0.00  | $0.00
Dashay Carter | $0.00  | $0.00  | $0.00
Michael Diaz | $0.00  | $0.00  | $0.00
Crystal Fonseca | $46,875.00  | $0.00  | $76,398.90
Ivan Holmes | $0.00  | $0.00  | $0.00
Ronnie Kellam | $0.00  | $0.00  | $0.00
Charles Love III | $0.00  | $0.00  | $0.00
Sheila Montague | $0.00  | $0.00  | $0.00
Fonseca, Carter & Lewis Children First Team  | $16,050.00  | $3,111.20  | $16,938.80

The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission regulates school board campaign contributions. Candidates who receive any contributions, including their own funds, are required to appoint a treasurer and open a bank account for their campaign contributions and expenditures. Within 10 days of doing so, candidates must file "Certificates of Organization and Designation of Campaign Treasurer and Depository" forms with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission.[3]

Individual candidates who expect to spend more than $4,500, receive more than $300 in contributions from one source or receive any cash contributions are required to file campaign finance reports. Similarly, joint campaigns exceeding the threshold of $8,500 for two candidates or $12,300 for three or more candidates must also file.[3]

The deadline for the 29-day pre-election campaign finance report was March 23, 2015. Between April 8, 2015, and April 21, 2015, candidates and committees were required to report any expenditure or contribution from any one source in excess of $1,400 within 48 hours. The 11-day pre-election report deadline was April 10, 2015, and the 20-day post-election report was due May 1, 2015.[3]

Candidates who planned to run in a future election after this one were required to file a quarterly report on October 15, 2015. Those not planning to run in the future must certify their 20-day post-election report as their final report.[3]

### Past elections[edit]

Information about earlier elections can be found by clicking [show] at the right.

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#### 2014

See also: Newark Public Schools elections (2014)
Newark Public Schools,
At-Large General Election, 3-year term, 2014 | Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes

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| Nonpartisan  | Philip C. Seelinger Jr. Incumbent | 20.1% | 2,894
| Nonpartisan  | Antoinette Baskerville-Richardson Incumbent | 19% | 2,734
| Nonpartisan  | Donald G. Jackson Jr. | 16.8% | 2,421
| Nonpartisan  |  Reginald Bledsoe | 16.4% | 2,352
| Nonpartisan  |  Crystal Fonseca | 12.1% | 1,743
| Nonpartisan  |  Rachelle Moss | 8.3% | 1,198
| Nonpartisan  |  Shakima K. Thomas | 4% | 575
| Nonpartisan  |  Ronnie Kellam | 2.8% | 405
| Nonpartisan  |  Write-in votes  | 0.3% | 48
Total Votes | 14,370
Source: Essex County, New Jersey, "2014 School Board Election," accessed June 11, 2014

#### 2013

Newark Public Schools,
At-Large General Election, 3-year term, 2013

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Nonpartisan  | Khalil Sabu Rashidi | 26.3% | 3,223
| Nonpartisan  | Ariagna Perello | 24.7% | 3,020
| Nonpartisan  | Rashon K. Hasan | 18.8% | 2,304
| Nonpartisan  |  Philip C. Seelinger Jr.  | 15.5% | 1,893
| Nonpartisan  |  Sheila Montague | 9.7% | 1,191
| Nonpartisan  |  Gerrell Elliot  | 4.7% | 571
| Nonpartisan  |  Write-in votes  | 0.3% | 33
Total Votes | 12,235
Source: Essex County, New Jersey, "2013 School Board Election," accessed February 18, 2014

#### 2012

Newark Public Schools,
At-Large General Election, 3-year term, 2012 Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes

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| Nonpartisan  | DeNiqua Matias | 21.3% | 5,721
| Nonpartisan  | Marques-Aquil Lewis Incumbent | 15.8% | 4,237
| Nonpartisan  | Rashied McCreary | 13.8% | 3,720
| Nonpartisan  |  Ariagna Perello  | 13.5% | 3,628
| Nonpartisan  |  Tara Williams  | 11.7% | 3,151
| Nonpartisan  |  Masiel Valentin  | 10.1% | 2,712
| Nonpartisan  |  Philip C. Seelinger Jr.  | 6.3% | 1,701
| Nonpartisan  |  Rafael A. Brito  | 3.7% | 983
| Nonpartisan  |  Rashon Kashif Hasan  | 2.9% | 788
| Nonpartisan  |  Swapan Basu  | 0.7% | 182
| Nonpartisan  |  Write-in votes  | 0.2% | 45
Total Votes | 26,868
Source: Essex County, New Jersey, "2012 School Board Election," accessed February 18, 2014

#### 2011

Newark Public Schools,
At-Large General Election, 3-year term, 2011

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Nonpartisan  | Eliana Pintor Marin Incumbent | 15.4% | 5,111
| Nonpartisan  | Alturrick Kenney | 14.4% | 4,806
| Nonpartisan  | Antoinette Baskerville-Richardson | 13.7% | 4,550
| Nonpartisan  |  Tave Padilla  | 13.6% | 4,508
| Nonpartisan  |  DeNiqua Matia  | 13.4% | 4,459
| Nonpartisan  |  Chris T. Pernell  | 12.9% | 4,298
| Nonpartisan  |  Ariagna Perello  | 6% | 1,981
| Nonpartisan  |  Philip C. Seelinger Jr.  | 5.3% | 1,774
| Nonpartisan  |  Donald G. Jackson Jr.  | 3.4% | 1,133
| Nonpartisan  |  Willard Andrews  | 1% | 346
| Nonpartisan  |  Alfred McIntyre  | 0.8% | 254
Total Votes | 33,260
Source: Essex County, New Jersey, "2011 School Board Election," accessed March 24, 2014

## What was at stake?[edit]

### 2015[edit]

From 2011 to 2014, Newark's Advisory Board elections garnered an average of 2.92 candidates per seat up for election. With eight candidates running for the three seats up for election, 2015's ballot was slightly below that average at 2.67 candidates per seat up for election.

#### Issues in the election[edit]

##### Children First Team majority to stay[edit]

2014-2015 Newark Advisory Board
& Children First Team candidacy[8]

Member  | Term Ends  | CFT ?
Antoinette Baskerville-Richardson | 2017 | Yes
Marques-Aquil Lewis | 2015 | Yes
Rashon K. Hasan | 2016 | Yes
Donald G. Jackson Jr. | 2017 | No
DeNiqua Matias | 2015 | Yes
Rashied McCreary | 2015 | No
Ariagna Perello | 2016 | Yes
Khalil Sabu Rashidi | 2016 | Yes
Philip Seelinger | 2017 | Yes

Mayor Ras Baraka helped form a seven-member majority on the Advisory Board through his Children First Team slate in the 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 elections.

Over the four election cycles leading up to the 2015 election, the Children First Team (CFT) accumulated a seven-member majority on the nine-member Advisory Board. The team, organized by Ras J. Baraka, first became a part of the Advisory Board elections in 2011. Baraka was then the South Ward representative on the Newark City Council. He served on the council from 2010 until 2014, when he was elected Mayor of Newark. Baraka backed three candidates for the Advisory Board each year. From 2011 to 2014, the CFT won at least two seats in each election.

With eight candidates seeking the three seats up for election in 2015, the CFT could have increased or decreased in its majority power. Even if all three seats had been won by non-CFT candidates, the group was guaranteed at least a six-member majority following the 2015 election.

In 2011, Alturrick Kenney and Antoinette Baskerville-Richardson were the first CFT candidates to join the board. Two more seats were secured by the Baraka-backed group in 2012, when Marques-Aquil Lewis and DeNiqua Matia won in that general election. In 2013, the entire CFT slate, Khalil Sabu Rashidi, Ariagna Perello, and Rashon K. Hasan, won election to the board. Antoinette Baskerville-Richardson retained her seat and Philip Seelinger secured another for the CFT team in the 2014 election.

In 2015, two seats held by CFT members were up for election. While Marques-Aquil Lewis sought re-election on the slate, the other CFT member, DeNiqua Matias, did not run. The other incumbent up for re-election, Rashied McCreary, did not file to run for re-election. He was one of just two non-CFT members on the board prior to the 2015 election.

##### Spring New Jersey school board elections increasingly rare[edit]

Only 18 New Jersey school districts, including Newark Public Schools, held school board and budget approval elections in April instead of November in 2015.[9] In 2012, Gov. Chris Christie (R) signed a law removing the voter approval requirement for school districts' proposed budgets unless they exceeded a mandatory 2 percent property tax cap. Additionally, the law allowed school districts to move their elections from the spring election date to the fall general election date.[10]

A significant number of districts signed on to the changes in order to avoid the costs of holding additional elections; as of the April 2012 elections, 87 percent of districts had chosen to adopt the changes. Nevertheless, some districts chose to wait due to a requirement that those who moved their election to November had to stick with that choice for at least four years before changing back. Other districts stated they would keep budget approval voting to respect their residents' role in the decision-making process.[10] Due to Newark's district being state operated, no budget election was held in 2015.[9]

#### Issues in the district[edit]

##### State control & superintendent controversies continue[edit]

Over two decades of state control of the district and tensions with state-appointed Superintendent Cami Anderson continued to foster resistance from community members and local politicians leading up to the 2015 election. The February 2015 announcement that the state would be renewing Anderson's contract highlighted anew the ongoing turmoil in the district.[11]

Background: State control and One Newark

Gov. Chris Christie (R)

American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten

Since 1995, the state government has controlled Newark Public Schools. In 2013, the Newark Students Union led two mass boycotts against state control of the district in April and November, with the April walkout reportedly drawing about 1,000 students.[12][13] Superintendent Cami Anderson, who was nominated by Gov. Chris Christie (R) and appointed by the State Board of Education in 2011, had put forward a controversial district reform plan labeled One Newark that included school closures, teacher layoffs, Teach for America hirings and changes to the district's enrollment system for both traditional and charter schools.[14]

American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten sent a letter to Gov. Christie criticizing Anderson's plan to use teacher performance evaluations instead of seniority in deciding which teachers to lay off. She concluded the letter by arguing that the state should relinquish control of the school district.[15][16] Community protests of the plan were held in Trenton, as well as student protests that included walkouts from school.[17][18]

Legislative critiques
Anderson moved forward with One Newark despite the resistance, and faced a steady stream of criticism into 2015 regarding the plan and its effectiveness. In January 2015, Anderson appeared before the Joint Committee on Public Schools to explain the intentions and progress of the program since it was first discussed. Members of the committee were highly critical of Anderson and the program, emphasizing the alienation residents of the district have felt and a lack of transparency in the plan's implemenation.[19]

Assemblywoman Eliana Pintor Marin (D-29)

Assemblywoman Eliana Pintor Marin (D-29), a former Newark Advisory Board member, questioned Anderson's school board meeting attendance record. Anderson stated that she could not remember when she last attended a meeting and that it had been "quite some time," but added, "I listen to people who disagree with me. It’s part of my job.” Pintor Marin responded, “It is part of your job to attend board meetings. That’s the main problem. There is no sell factor for the Newark Public Schools [about the One Newark plan] when you don’t attend.”[19]

Not long after this heated hearing, Gov. Christie announced the renewal of Anderson's contract for another year, which Anderson accepted, saying, "I am proud of the progress that my administration has made over the past three years in increasing graduation rates, teacher and administrator quality and school choice, but know that there is more work to be done on behalf of our students in the year ahead." The contract set Anderson's compensation at $255,000, which included a 1.6 percent cost-of-living raise.[11]

On March 10, 2015, a second joint committee hearing was held to hear testimony from New Jersey Education Association President Wendell Steinhauer, City Association of School Administrators (CASA) Executive Director Leonard Pugliese, and Mark Weber, a public teacher and doctoral student in education theory, organization and policy at the Rutgers University Graduate School of Education. Steinhauser called the renewal of Anderson's contract an "insult to every parent, students and teacher in Newark who has seen the destruction she’s caused." Weber, who had previously presented his research on the plan to the legislature in 2014, stated at this hearing that it had, "not only failed to improve student achievement in Newark; they have had a racially disparate impact on the [Newark Public Schools" [sic] certificated teaching and support staff."[20]

Pugliese's testimony drew particular interest as he pointed out that the New Jersey School Performance Reports done by the state Department of Education showed most Newark schools as having 100 percent attendance rates. He questioned the accuracy of these reports, as the same schools had been shown as having 30 to 40 percent absentee rates before the state assumed control of the district. Attendance rates are part of the state's measurement of whether or not One Newark is succeeding in preparing students for college and careers. Reducing absentee rates is also part of Anderson's contractual performance goals. Pugliese said of the dramatic decrease reported in the performance scores, "This is outrageous–and impossible. What’s equally outrageous is that the state department of education would post this document. Someone had to compile this data. Someone had to produce this graph." These accusations led some committee members to suggest that the legislature should subpoena state documents to verify the validity of the reports.[20]

## Key deadlines[edit]

The following dates were key deadlines for the annual April school board elections in New Jersey in 2015:[3]

Deadline  | Event

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March 2, 2015 | Candidate filing deadline
March 9, 2015 | Last day to amend a defective candidate petition
Last day to withdraw from election
March 11, 2015 | Drawing of candidate ballot positions
March 23, 2015 | Campaign finance report deadline
March 31, 2015 | Voter registration deadline
April 10, 2015 | Campaign finance report deadline
April 21, 2015 | Election Day
April 27, 2015 -
May 10, 2015 | Newly elected board members sworn into office
May 1, 2015 | Campaign finance report deadline

## Additional elections on the ballot[edit]

See also: New Jersey elections, 2015

New Jersey school board elections in 2015 could have been held on either April 21 or November 3. No other elections were scheduled for the April ballot.[21]

## Recent news[edit]

The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for the terms Newark Public Schools New Jersey. These results are automatically generated from Google. Ballotpedia does not curate or endorse these articles.

Newark Public Schools elections (2015) - Google News

## See also[edit]

Newark Public Schools | New Jersey | School Boards

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* Newark Public Schools elections (2014)

* List of school districts in New Jersey

* New Jersey school board elections, 2015
* Public education in New Jersey
* Local ballot measures, New Jersey

* School board elections, 2015
* School board elections, 2014
* School board election data analysis, 2015
* School board election data analysis, 2014

## External links[edit]

| Suggest a link

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* Newark Public Schools
* Newark, New Jersey
* Essex County Clerk

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 NJ.com, "Ten candidates sign up for Newark school board race," March 4, 2015
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "View a Candidate or Election Related Committee Report," accessed April 17, 2015
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 New Jersey School Boards Association, "April Elections: Important Dates," accessed January 20, 2015
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 United States Census Bureau, "Essex County, New Jersey," accessed January 20, 2014
5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2014
6. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "NJ Election Information and Results Archive," accessed January 20, 2014
7. ↑ Facebook, "The Newark Parents Union: Mobile Upload," April 16, 2015
8. ↑ Newark Public Schools, "Advisory Board," accessed March 7, 2014
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 NJ.com, "Few N.J. school districts still hold elections, budget votes in April," March 4, 2015
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 NJ.com, "School budget voting approaches for N.J. districts that opted out of new education law," April 16, 2012
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 NJ.com, "State renews contract of embattled Newark schools superintendent Cami Anderson," February 27, 2015
12. ↑ Al Jazeera, "Newark students walkout over cut backs," April 10, 2013
13. ↑ Teacher Under Construction, "Newark Students Organize Boycott, Demand Local Control of Schools," November 1, 2013
14. ↑ The Washington Post, "Gov. Christie’s new crisis: Protests grow over state control of Newark schools," February 27, 2014
15. ↑ American Federation of Teachers, "Letter from Randi Weingarten to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on the school crisis in Newark," February 26, 2014
16. ↑ The Star-Ledger, "Newark schools chief warns of massive teacher layoffs; wants pink slips tied to performance," February 25, 2014
17. ↑ Politicker NJ, "Crowd calls for Cami Anderson's removal as Newark school super at Statehouse rally," March 27, 2014
18. ↑ Politicker NJ, "Newark student protest calls for return of local control," April 3, 2014
19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Politicker NJ, "Anderson, One Newark plan grilled by state committee on public schools," January 6, 2015
20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 Politicker NJ, "Questions over One Newark plan, NJ School Performance Reports arise at committee hearing," March 10, 2015
21. ↑ New Jersey Department of Education, "2015 School Election And Budget Procedures Calendar," accessed January 9, 2015

2015 Newark Public Schools Elections

Essex County, New Jersey
Election date:| April 21, 2015
Candidates:| At-large: Incumbent, Marques-Aquil Lewis • Natasha Alvarado • Veronica Branch • Dashay Carter • Michael Diaz • Crystal Fonseca • Ivan Holmes • Ronnie Kellam • Charles Love III • Sheila Montague
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