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Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Mother Crusader: Greg Richmond Takes Local Control From Illinois. Next Stop, New Jersey.

Mother Crusader: Greg Richmond Takes Local Control From Illinois. Next Stop, New Jersey.:


Greg Richmond Takes Local Control From Illinois. Next Stop, New Jersey.

Greg Richmond, CEO of the National Association of Charter School Authorizers, would like you to believe he knows what New Jersey's public school system needs.  


Don't believe him.  


Pay particular attention to this section of his NJ Spotlight editorial.
Even as nine new public charter schools prepare to open in September to serve families in predominantly low-income communities, there continues to be overwhelming demand for charter schools. Indeed, 20,000 New Jersey students are still on waiting lists for public charter schools.