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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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'Whitening' Of Camden City Teaching Staff Blamed On Growth Of Charter Schools 'Whitening' Of Camden City Teaching Staff Blamed On Growth Of Charter Schools
'Whitening' Of Camden City Teaching Staff Blamed On Growth Of Charter Schools As Camden shifts classroom instruction from public to more privately-operated charter and renaissance schools the city has had trouble maintaining diversity among its teaching staff, a new report found.  The study by the New Jersey Policy Perspective, titled, "The 'Whitening' of Camden's Teachers," concluded that as charter school enrollments grow, Camden is employing fewer black teachers. “The state, which controls the schools in Camden, has plowed ahead with charter school expansion — but hasn’t always stopped to think about the consequences,” said Mark Weber, the report's author. “I…

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by Jon Craig
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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