A Preview of Privatized Education
This article was brought to my attention by Frank Vespa on FB.
I had already read the previous NYT article
"An investigation into New Jersey’s halfway houses.
Unlocked, Part 1
As Escapees Stream Out, a Penal Business Thrives
(June 17, 2012)"
and this adds more fuel to the fire. It surely demonstrates the direction privatized education will take once it is firmly established New Jersey.
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Finances Plague Company Running Halfway Houses
By SAM DOLNICK
Published: July 16, 2012 82 Comments
A company that plays a critical role in New Jersey’s corrections system, running halfway houses as large as prisons, has had such severe financial difficulties over the last four years that it contemplated filing for bankruptcy in 2010, according to newly disclosed documents.
An investigation into New Jersey’s halfway houses.
Senior executives at the company, Community Education Centers, even feared at the time that they might not have enough money to pay workers, the documents show.
Community Education’s senior vice president, William J. Palatucci, is one of Gov. Chris Christie’s closest friends and political advisers, and Mr. Christie has long championed the company.
Not long before Mr. Christie took office in January 2010, Community Education defaulted on its debt, the