A Senate committee approved legislation today creating scholarships for students to attend private schools during a raucous hearing held in front of the Statehouse Annex building. Hundreds of demonstrators, mostly students from private and charter schools, gathered to rally … Continued
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Students attending struggling schools in Atlantic City, Bridgeton, Pleasantville and Wildwood would be among about 80,000 children statewide eligible for scholarships to other public or private schools under a new state bill scheduled to be discussed Thursday in Trenton. The … Continued
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More than 1,000 students, parents, and teachers will rally on Thursday to demand that state lawmakers provide disadvantaged families with the opportunity to send their children to better schools. Participants in the event, which will begin at 9:45 AM outside … Continued
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Under President Obama’s new $4.35 billion Race to the Top program, states can compete for funds by creating programs that improve the quality of their schools. The idea of rewarding school reform initiatives is good, but one-time grants from the … Continued
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The bill to establish a school voucher program in New Jersey got off the ground yesterday with a unanimous vote in committee, but not until Sen. Ray Lesniak confronted the bullies who run the state teachers union. The scene … Continued
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WASHINGTON — A lightning rod at home for his deep cuts to school funding, Gov. Chris Christie came to the nation’s capital tonight to push for education reforms — and announced he will support a scholarship program allowing students to … Continued
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