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Out of twenty-two applications for new public charter schools in New Jersey, only one has received approval in this year's round of application reviews. State officials say they have encouraged applicants to try again in the next round and they will make staff available to help address proposals' shortcomings. "Some of them were pretty close, so hopefully they will make it with our assistance," said Assistant Education Commissioner Jay Doolan. "I certainly questioned the staff about only one approval, but the reasons were compelling that would cause us to disapprove them," he said. Jessani Gordon of the New Jersey Charter Public School Association said she is concerned that so few new schools will be opening at a time that their popularity is spreading. "We want to see a very strong and vigorous movement," she said. "The need is definitely there, and we're not able to meet the need." The state currently has 56 charter schools, serving about 16,000 students, and another five that were approved last year are to open this fall.
Source: New Jersey Star-Ledger
Date: 01/25/2008
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