New Jersey

Want to get the public education establishment in New Jersey agitated? Mention “school choice” and stand back. “An assault on New Jersey’s public schools,” is how one anti-choice group calls it. You know the drill: offering options to families “creams … Continued

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From Rev. Reginald T. Jackson writing in NJ Spotlight: I recently read, with great dismay, the summer screed of Gordon MacInnes on the state of education, education reform and school choice in New Jersey. Aside from his continued opposition to … Continued

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From MyCentralJersey.com: In Indiana, legislators have opened the doors widely to letting kids and parents have control of their education. A broad new school scholarship/voucher program there is allowing not just poor kids, but also kids from middle-class families, to … Continued

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From The NJ Spotlight: George Norcross — part Democratic power broker, part South Jersey businessman and cheerleader — has recently added a third attribute: self-proclaimed school reformer. He has publicly backed a controversial tax-credit voucher bill called the Opportunity Scholarship … Continued

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From George E. Norcross III writing in The Times of Trenton: In just a few short weeks, students across New Jersey will begin a new school year. For most, there will be a sense of anticipation and promise as they … Continued

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From Norm Alworth writing in NJ Spotlight: NJ Spotlight’s recent interview with Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver hopefully drew attention to a mired process of addressing what has been called the key civil rights issue of our time — educational choice. The Opportunity … Continued

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