By John Mooney, NJ Spotlight
[…]The Newark Teachers Union, which stood with Anderson six months ago in sealing a new teacher contract, has joined the fight and has publicly protested the cuts. Its president, Joseph Del Grosso, said last night that his members may consider a “no confidence” vote as well, and he cheered the board’s action.
“Your vote of no confidence was magnificent,” Del Grosso said in brief comments at the meeting. “I’m glad for once that people listened to the oath they took, and that they serve by authority of the people.”
Students proved a focal point of the meeting, too, as a group organizing themselves as the Newark Student Union have become a force following a recent walkout staged by nearly 1,000 students to protest budget cuts.
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