It happens every year when a legislative session is about to end. State lawmakers rush to vote on a basket of bills before the clock runs out.
And it’s happening again.
One of the more-worrisome bills expected to be up for a last-minute vote is the Urban Hope Act, a perfect example of why this dash-to-the-finish approach shouldn’t be used with important legislation.
The Urban Hope Act is another attempt to give students in urban districts an alternative to failing public schools.
This law was originally proposed in July with the goal of allowing private companies to take over the management of some failing schools, converting them to charter schools.
In its latest incarnation, introduced three weeks ago, it would allow nonprofit groups and for-profit companies to build and run a limited number of new schools in Camden, Newark and Jersey City.
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