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Friday, March 2, 2012

Mother Crusader: NJDOE Conducts A Careful And Stringent Approval Process? Now THAT Is Funny!

Mother Crusader: NJDOE Conducts A Careful And Stringent Approval Process? Now THAT Is Funny!:

NJDOE Conducts A Careful And Stringent Approval Process? Now THAT Is Funny!

I had a bit of an outburst when I read this in today's NJDOE press release:


Under the Christie Administration, the Department has strengthened charter operations by:


Following a careful and stringent three-stage review and approval process for new charter school applicants to evaluate the quality of the proposed educational program, the capacity of the founding team to implement that program, and the need for the proposed school in the community.


How then do they explain that Acting Commissioner Cerf, in the first round of applications he oversaw from start