Nation IN BRIEF : NEW JERSEY : Takeover Nears for School District
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
The state Education Department, with a consent order from the education commissioner, moved a step closer to taking over the foundering Paterson, N.J., school district. If the takeover is approved, Paterson would become the second district to be seized by the state under a three-year-old law. Jersey City schools were taken over by the state after officials uncovered widespread corruption and abuse of patronage. Officials have accused Paterson of substandard education and mismanagement.
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