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Friday, July 20, 2012

Jersey Jazzman: New Jersey Charter School Circus

Jersey Jazzman: New Jersey Charter School Circus:


New Jersey Charter School Circus


Trying to follow charter school news in New Jersey is like going to the circus: spend too long watching Ring Number One and you'll miss what's going on in Ring Number Three.

Cherry Hill:
The organizer of Regis Academy Charter School, denied final approval by state officials, on Tuesday said he’ll fight that decision.
Pastor Amir Khan, in an online letter to the parents of prospective students, said he plans to appeal his school’s rejection by acting Education Commissioner Chris Cerf.
“As things stand today, we will be appearing before the judge … sometime this week to have a ruling on our case,” said Khan. “We are confident that things will be in our favor.”
In an earlier letter to the state Department of Education, Khan disputed the agency’s finding that his school made “material misrepresentations” during the application