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Competition from charter schools has been shown to increase composite test scores in traditional district schools.

Source: BusinessWire

Last updated: 01-08-2008 (Send USCS staff a comment about this page.)

List of Charter Schools
For a list of schools, use the following link(s):
New Jersey Department of Education
New Jersey Charter School Resource Center

Year Law Passed	# of Charter Schools	# of Students Enrolled
1996	53	15,557

Statewide Support Organizations
New Jersey Charter Public Schools Association
New Jersey Charter School Resource Center
New Jersey Department of Education

News
$19 Million Pledged for Newark Charter School Fund	4/27/08
Some Charter Schools in New Jersey Expect to See Increase in Funding	3/20/08
Only One Out of 22 Charter Applications Receive Approval in New Jersey	1/26/08
Charter Schools in New Jersey's Low-income Districts Will Soon Receive More Funds	1/20/08
22 Charter Schools Seek Approval in New Jersey	8/10/07

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Resources

Charter School Performance in New Jersey

Culture formation in charter schools: Two case studies

Evaluation of New Jersey Charter Schools

New Jersey Charter School Application 2003

New Jersey Charter School Report 2001-2002

Legislative Summary
Law:   Charter School Regulations

Amendment(s):   not available

Authorizers:   The Commissioner, with the authority of the Charter School Program Act of 1995, may approve or deny an application for a charter after review of the application.

Length of charter:   4 years

Caps on number of schools:   None.

Funding:   Funding for the charter school comes from the state and local taxpayers through the district board of education.

Special Education in Charter Schools by State.

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