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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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by Jillian Pikora & Cecilia Levine
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COVID-19: Hudson County Charter School Goes Remote After Student Tests Positive COVID-19: Hudson County Charter School Goes Remote After Student Tests Positive
Covid-19: Hudson County Charter School Goes Remote After Student Tests Positive A Hudson County charter school switched to entirely-remote learning after a student tested positive, reports say. The Elysian Charter School in Hoboken closed last Friday after the case was reported, NJ.com says. The Garden Street school services children in grades Kindergarten through 8, and is one of three charter schools in the city. Click here for Daily Voice's running list of COVID-19 cases in North Jersey schools.

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by Cecilia Levine