While option to convert to charter schools grows across nation, just one parochial school in NJ has applied
By John Mooney
Converting traditional public and private schools to charter schools is a hot topic across the nation and even now a Hollywood movie, but the conversions are drawing little interest in New Jersey.
Charter school conversions allow struggling public and even private schools to convert to charter schools with approval of their parents and staff, freeing them up to try different programs and governance independent of the local districts.
Still, in New Jersey’s long history of charter schools, no traditional public schools have taken the bait, with some saying the requirements are too daunting for any district school to overcome.
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