Scarce Oversight: State Let Newark Charter Crisis Flourish, Staff Say

Scarce oversight: State let Newark charter crisis flourish, staff say

The FBI is interested in probing New Horizons, a school on probation for three years. Why aren’t New Jersey education officials? The post Scarce oversight: State let Newark charter crisis flourish, staff say appeared first on NJ Spotlight News.

Scarce Oversight: State Let Newark Charter Crisis Flourish, Staff Say – NJ Urban News

Julie O’Connor, Urban education writer (NJ Spotlight) Charter schools in Newark educate about a third of the city’s students, have proved popular among parents and overall deliver higher scores on math and reading tests. What happens, though, when a charter school struggles? In theory, the state is supposed to shut it down if it can’t improve. Even supporters of charters say that’s important for the overall success of the charter movement, like …