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State Closes Newark Charter School With 2 Weeks Left State Closes Newark Charter School With 2 Weeks Left
State Closes Newark Charter School With 2 Weeks Left State officials have closed a Newark charter school with just two weeks left in the year, officials announced. The nearly 700 students at University Heights Charter School (UCHS), a pre-K-8 public charter school in Newark, were told on June 1, the New Jersey Public Charter Schools Association said Friday, June 3. The reason for the closure was not immediately known. This leaves parents scrambling to find a plan for the summer and the fall. "The lack of care, compassion, and planning for such a high-stakes decision that impacts so many low-income families is unconscionable," said…

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