Patti Sapone/The Star-Ledger Newark Mayor Cory Booker speaks during a press conference in this March 2011 file photo. Booker spoke today about the Opportunity Scholarship Act, which would give some Newark students scholarships to private or parochial schools.NEWARK — A bill that would offer private and parochial school scholarships to some Newark students would give those children the chance at a bright future that many of their public schools deny them today, Newark Mayor Cory Booker said during a keynote address in Jersey City.
Booker spoke to the American Federation for Children, a privately funded group that advocates for school choice in select states across the country. Gov. Chris Christie delivered a keynote address to the group Thursday and also urged passage of the bill, known as the Opportunity Scholarship Act.
