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Subsidizing Failure : Newark’s deeply troubled Barringer High awarded federal SIG grant
Newark’s Barringer High School, arguably the most troubled high school in New Jersey, is about to get some federal help.
The high school that became notorious last year for fights in the hallways and chaotic scheduling in the classrooms is one of three Newark schools slated to receive multimillion dollar School Improvement Grants from the Obama administration. (Mooney, NJ Spotlight)