Lessons from home and abroad as Newark sets 16 as voting age for school board elections

Murphy, Democrats join student activists in push to lower voting age for school elections

Advocates want to get younger people more engaged

Bill would allow 16- and 17-year-olds the vote in school races

The state’s largest city is enfranchising younger voters for school board elections

The ordinance is part of broader movement to loosen the age restriction

Interview: Mussab Ali, former president of Jersey City Board of Education

Creating more opportunities for more people to vote, lowering the voting age to 16 and establishing mandatory civics classes in high school among recommendations