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NJDOE to announce approved charter schools from record setting applications - Newark Elementary Education | Examiner.com

NJDOE to announce approved charter schools from record setting applications - Newark Elementary Education | Examiner.com
NJDOE to announce approved charter schools from record setting applications


The New Jersey Department of Education is expected to announce on January 15 how many of the 51 recent charter school applications will be approved. This current round of competition for new charter schools set a state record for the highest number of charter school applications submitted.
Currently, there are a total of 73 approved charter schools. For the 2010-2011 school year, charter schools are serving more than 26,000 students.
Often times low income parents in urban communities don't feel they have a choice of where they send their children


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