Saturday, February 16, 2013

Jersey Jazzman: As Falls Paterson...

Jersey Jazzman: As Falls Paterson...:


As Falls Paterson...

The NJDOE declares that Paterson is the new home of reformyness:
The state education department announced on Friday that it has approved two new charter schools in Paterson.
The new schools will be Paterson Arts and Sciences, a kindergarten through grade 8 school with an approved enrollment of 540, and Paterson Collegiate Charter School, a kindergarten through grade 5 school with approved enrollment of 548, according to a press release issued Friday evening. The Arts and Sciences school will be eligible to open in the 2013-2014 school year, while the Collegiate school has a scheduled 2014-15 opening.
The announcement did not say who the owners of the new schools would be, nor where they would be located. Barbara Morgan, a spokeswoman for the education department, said the schools’ applications, which would contain many details about their plans, will be available next week.Officials said the operators of the two schools had a "proven track record of success.'' The