NJ Spotlight published the following article on April 15, 2014. To read the full article, click here.
NJ CHARTER SCHOOLS: A CONVERSATION ABOUT THEIR PLACE IN OUR STATE
JOHN MOONEY | APRIL 15, 2014In a special audio report, NJ Spotlight’s John Mooney discusses some of the problems and possibilities presented by charters
New Jersey’s checkered relationship with charter schools continues, with the state receiving more than three-dozen applications to open new charters this month.
But despite the torrent of applications, the state’s approval rate in the past few years has slowed to a trickle. And while all of New Jersey was once a hotbed of growth, charters today tend to be concentrated in a few specific areas and sponsored by a few specific organizations.