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N.J. Gov. Murphy Administration Announces Return to Full Local Control to Newark School District
July 02, 2020
TRENTON, New Jersey, July 2 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release:

The New Jersey State Board of Education voted to return full local control to the Newark School District, nearly 25 years to the day after the state assumed control of district operations.

"This is a historic day for Newark, and a day for celebration," said Governor Phil Murphy. "For a quarter century, the local board of education in Newark has not had the f . . .

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