Thursday, July 5, 2012

Mother Crusader: The Final (Charter) Countdown

Mother Crusader: The Final (Charter) Countdown:


The Final (Charter) Countdown

And the saga continues...

Let's break this one down a little:

Jeanine Martin of Voorhees isn't wild about public education dollars going to a church-run charter school. 

"We live in Voorhees because of the school system," said Martin. 

The mother of three has collected almost 2,500 signatures urging the Education Department to block Regis from opening.  Martin says she doesn't want her school to cut corners just so a new charter can open. 

"When Regis was approved, Voorhees was told to set aside $2 million of its budget