By John Mooney
New mayor’s consistent criticism of Superintendent Anderson and her ‘One Newark’ plan pays off at polling places
But several observers said yesterday that they saw Baraka’s victory as providing a new voice in the city on these issues, even if just a symbolic one.
“It means we have a life,” said Michael Dixon, vice president of the Newark Teachers Union, a strong backer of Baraka’s. “He’s the first piece of getting local control back. Putting him in that slot, everything changes. Everything is not reform anymore.
“He’s not against charters, but he’s opposed to closing community schools to put charters in them,” Dixon said. “We need someone on our side, and he is truly an educator.”
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