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

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New Jersey State Profile
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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
Public Charter Schools Expand to Rural and Suburban Areas of New Jersey 5/4/09
Public Charter School Waiting List Grows in New Jersey and Pennsylvania 9/8/08
Elementary Public Charter School Documents its Success in New Jersey 9/1/08
More Funding for Public Charters in New Jersey 8/11/08
$19 Million Pledged for Newark Charter School Fund 4/27/08

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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.