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Tuesday, July 23, 2013

UPDATE: Jersey Jazzman: The Hopelessly Broken NJ Charter Oversight System

Jersey Jazzman: The Hopelessly Broken NJ Charter Oversight System:


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The Hopelessly Broken NJ Charter Oversight System

Accountability begins at home.


Better late than never: the NJDOE has released the list of new charter schools that have received final approval to open this fall:

Among those approved, Camden will see two new charter schools. The only final charter approved for Newark was the new Philip’s Academy Charter School, a conversion from the former St. Philip’s Academy, an independent private school. The K-8 school will serve Newark, Irvington and East Orange.
The other five approved, all elementary schools, are the following:
  • Camden Community Charter School, Camden,
  • Compass Academy Charter School, Millville, Vineland, Pittsgrove
  • Hope Community Charter School, Camden
  • Jersey City Global Charter School, Jersey City
  • Paterson Arts and Science Charter School, Paterson.
So what do we know