By Jessica Calefati/The Star-Ledger
Applications were approved today for eight new charter schools that will open in September in some of the state’s most troubled cities where public schools have been failing.
The eight schools — in Newark, Camden, Trenton, Jersey City and Vineland — were selected from more than 40 applications. Last year, the Christie administration endorsed a record 23 new charter schools, though many have not opened yet. Four additional schools earned approval in the fall.
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