N.J. to give back control of Paterson schools. Now comes the hard …

May 4, 2018 · The state Board of Education had just voted to begin the end of a 27-year takeover of Paterson Public Schools and develop a plan to hand local control back to the city. It was a …

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Is Paterson Public Schools under state control?

The Paterson Public Schools are no longer under state control after the New Jersey State Board of Education voted to return full local control to the Paterson Public Schools Board of Education. This marks the second school district to be withdrawn from state control under the Murphy Administration. ...

Does Paterson have a school board?

Paterson began to regain pieces of local control in 2014. In 2018, the state board approved measures to return control to the local school board following a two-year transition process. A three-person state team conducted three evaluation reports over the past two years. ...

Will Paterson return to local control?

After three decades of controlling the Paterson school district, the New Jersey Board of Education has agreed to return power to the locally elected school board. Members of the state board unanimously passed a measure returning local control in a virtual meeting on Wednesday morning. ...

How long has NJ controlled Paterson schools?

NJ has controlled Paterson's schools for 30 years. State official: ‘We have failed you.’ PATERSON — Expressing regrets and apologies, the New Jersey Board of Education on Wednesday ended its 30-year control of Paterson schools, with several state officials saying the prolonged takeover had been a failure. ...

What happened to Paterson Public Schools?

The Paterson Public Schools Board of Education lost its authority on August 7, 1991, when the State Board of Education took control of the school district due to academic and management issues that had long plagued the district. ...

Are Paterson's Public Schools successful?

According to State Board of Education President Kathy Goldenberg, "Public schools are successful when parents, educational leaders, and local residents are able to have input to help provide support for their schools within a community". Today’s action fully restores the deserved academic decision-making to the people of Paterson. ...