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Weinberg Calls for Short Hold on Charter School Applications

December 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment

New Jersey should put charter school applications on a “short hiatus” while the schools can be carefully studied, State Senator Loretta Weinberg said.

Weinberg told Patch she wanted a brief hold on the applications and said it was time to review the positives and negatives of the schools.

Charter school regulations must also be updated to address new online schools, the senator said.

Weinberg said she supports charters, but wanted to see data before any widespread approval of the schools.

In a video interview posted on BlueJersey.com, Weinberg reiterated her call for a ”short moratorium” on charter applications and said she admired fellow Teaneck residents for braving the cold to protest Gov. Chris Christie’s press conference at the Teaneck Armory Thursday. Around 20 protesters gathered to voice opposition to the proposed Garden State Virtual Charter School, which officials have said could cost the district $15.4 million.

Weinberg questioned the thinking behind a letter sent from the state to Teaneck telling the district to prepare for a possible $15.4 million budget hit from the proposed online charter school.

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Cybercharters Come Online in New Jersey

February 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Back when New Jersey’s charter school law was enacted in 1995, online learning was more futuristic than realistic, barely a notion for lawmakers to ponder, let alone regulate.

Now it’s the law that may need to catch up to reality. The Christie administration has approved two online charter schools, without much statute or regulation in place to say how they would work.

This has made for some interesting discussions. For instance, the current rules require a physical plant that online schools don’t necessarily have. More serious questions crop up about whether a virtual school can be a charter at all, under the law.

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N.J. education chief supports multiple institutions having oversight of charter schools

August 18, 2010 By Leave a Comment

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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