Ruiz’s bill would also expand who can apply to establish charter schools, permit online schools, allow for single-sex schools and specialized schools for students with behavioral needs and disorders, including autism. For-profit corporations would also be able to operate charter schools, though the school could not bear the company’s name or logo and would not be allowed to run on a net profit. Ruiz said she may put those proposals into a separate bill.

Sean Hadley, a lobbyist for the New Jersey Education Association, said allowing online schools could make it too easy for students to cheat on tests, deprive them of social interaction and open up questions about accounting for how the school spends its money.

For the rest of the article, go to N.J. education chief supports multiple institutions having oversight of charter schools

The proposal would permit Rutgers University to approvecharterschools, in addition to the Department of Education. It also would end deadlines for organizers to apply forcharters, allowing applications to be filed at any time and requiring decisions on them within five months.

The proposal also would expand the types ofcharterschools allowed in New Jersey, allowing virtual or e-charter schools; charterschools with students of only one gender; andcharterschools catering to students with behavioral needs or disorders, such as autism.

The legislation is sponsored by five Democrats but seems likely to receive a warm welcome from Gov. Chris Christie, a pro-charter Republican, and his education commissioner, Bret Schundler, who helped found a Jersey Citycharterschool in the 1990s.

For the rest of the article, go to Legislation could give boost to N.J. charter schools

The proposal would permit Rutgers University to approve charter schools, in addition to the Department of Education.

It also ends deadlines for organizers to apply for charters, allowing applications to be filed at any time and requiring decisions on them within five months.

The proposal would also expand the types of charter schools allowed in New Jersey, allowing virtual or e-charter schools, charter schools with students of only one gender and charter schools catering to students with behavioral needs or disorders, such as autism.

For the rest of the article, go to Bill fosters charter school growth

About 1,500 New Jersey students will start online tutoring next week in the hope of passing the state’s alternative high school test in August on their third try, an Education Department spokeswoman said Friday.

“The goal is to get them a solid month of tutoring,” said Beth Auerswald.

They are among the 2,904 students who have not yet passed all necessary parts of the test. That number is substantially higher than the 2,200 estimate released by the Education Department last month.

An additional 1,357 students were allowed to graduate through a state-created appeals process.

The approximately 1,400 students who have not signed up for online tutoring can still do so, Auerswald said. Other options include taking the test without tutoring, repeating senior year, or seeking a equivalency diploma, she said.

For the rest of the article, go to Thousands to take third try at New Jersey high school test

Egg Harbor Township Summer School
Summer school for Egg Harbor Township students in grades seventh through 12th is being offered through the New Jersey Virtual School. Registration is open through July 5 at www.njvs.org. Cost is $350 per course. Call the Egg Harbor Township High School guidance office at (609) 653-0100.

EHT Recreation programs
The Egg Harbor Township Parks and Recreation Department is holding registration for adult modern dance, flag football, adult soul line dancing, and instructional soccer programs. The programs are scheduled to start in late August and early September. For information or to register, call (609) 272-8120 or visit www.ehtgov.org.

For the rest of the article, go to Egg Harbor Township In Your Town – Edition of June 30, 2010

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