Brenda Liss, who for 30 years has been representing school districts and private and charter schools, was recently chosen as general counsel to the Newark Public School District upon the conclusion of its 22-year period under state authority. She handled the state’s first bond issue for a charter school, and has represented clients on many teacher tenure and school ethics matters. Her recent appellate matters include representation of charter schools in cases raising the issue of enrollment increases and their alleged impact on racial makeup of public schools. Liss previously was executive director of the Rutgers Institute on Education Law and Policy,

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