U.S. Education Department Awards New Jersey $14.5M for Charter Schools
N.J., two other states share more than $54 million in federal funds for charter schools, officials say.
New Jersey has been awarded a $14.5 million federal grant to help launch new charter schools, grow existing successful charters and share ideas between the schools and local districts, state officials announced Tuesday. "We have and will continue to support the expansion of high-quality charter schools as one way to ensure that all students have great educational options available to them," Gov. Chris Christie said in a statement. "Every student in New Jersey deserves a choice of where they attend school, not only to ensure that no child is assigned to a failing school, but also so that families can select a school that gives their child the best opportunity for success." Minnesota and Massachusetts were also awarded a portion of the $54.8…
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Diane Schwarz
10:54 am on Thursday, March 15, 2012
So the federal govt. also has the money to spend on Charter Schools, but not to subsidize excellent public school education more ›