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In New Jersey, charter schools are
free, public schools that are open to all children
and typically offer their students more individualized attention,
longer school days, longer school years, and innovative programs to
meet the needs of the students in the communities they
serve.
These uniquely accountable public
schools, which are authorized and monitored by the NJ
Department of Education, are created and sustained by the
communities they serve.
For the 2008-09 school year, there are 62 operating
charter schools in New Jersey serving nearly 20,000 students,
with the vast majority of our children coming from low-income
households. Six more charter schools are planning to open in Fall
2009. |