Newark kids get a free lunch as they pick up free backpacks distributed by Mayor Ras Baraka.

Was the Facebook Donation a Boon or a Burden for Newark Schools?

The Brian Lehrer Show | Sep 29, 2015

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, Newark schools superintendent Chris Cerf and the reporter Dale Russakoff got together yesterday to publicly take stock of the $100 million gift from Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg to Newark's schools.

Nancy Solomon, managing editor of New Jersey Public Radio, and WNYC host Jami Floyd  recap an event where all three spoke about whether the money was ultimately a boon or a burden for the struggling schools.

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Jack Schlossberg, the Kennedy Running for Congress in New York. Plus, the Astronaut Reid Wiseman

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NJ Gov. Sherrill: If state police were too aggressive at Delaney Hall, we'll look into it

New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill took call after call Wednesday night from people who told her state police had been overly aggressive in violent clashes with protesters outside the Delaney Hall immigration detention center this weekend.
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I.C.E.'s "Wartime Recruitment" Campaign

Hiring at the highest-funded U.S. law enforcement agency.
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Ask the Mayor Recap and More News From City Hall

Elizabeth Kim discusses the issues Mayor Mamdani talked about in his first "ask the mayor" segment.
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