Fast-Tracked and Rewritten Bill Could Put Some Public Schools Under Private Management

The Urban Hope Act could bring new public schools — with some for-profit management — to some of Jersey’s poorest districts

By John Mooney

First proposed by Gov. Chris Christie and since taken up by South Jersey Democrats, a plan that would open up select public schools to nonprofit or even some limited for-profit management appears poised for passage in the final days of the legislature’s lame duck session.

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