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.
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