NJ Spotlight: At $15 Million, Virtual Charter Causes a Real Case of Sticker Shock
Teaneck's oversize bill for a proposed charter points out problems and loopholes in current law.
With two virtual charter schools approved in New Jersey and a third proposed, legislators and advocates are pressing the state to bring its laws up to date with the technology. The latest development involves questions as to how the schools are to be funded -- and by how much, given the potential savings in brick-and-mortar costs. The district of Teaneck would like to see both questions resolved ASAP. It received notice from the state this week that it should set aside more than $15 million to pay for up to 1,000 students who would attend the proposed Garden State Virtual Charter School housed in that community. If the school is ultimately approved, the district would likely never have to pay anywhere near that much, since the school aims …
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1:14 pm on Saturday, November 12, 2011
See: http://www.wto.org/english/res_e/reser_e/ersd200805_e.pdf http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/50/50/2088515.pdf and http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/51/30/2088471.pdf for some eye opening insight into what school ruckus is REALLY all about. Study Christie's lobbying career! Balance of Trade+ globalization. Charter Schools are the functional equivalent of the Pinkertons and unionbusters of the past, … more ›