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June 3, 2022 NJPCSA

Statement from Harry Lee, President & CEO, New Jersey Public Charter Schools Association on Acting Commissioner of Education’s Decision to Close Newark’s University Heights Charter School with Two Weeks Left in School

NEW JERSEY — "On June 1, the families of nearly 700 students learned that their school, University Heights Charter School (UCHS), a pre-K-8 public charter school in Newark, will close in two weeks. As a result of this unjustifiably late notification by the Acting Commissioner of Education, families are left in a lurch and are frantically scrambling to find an alternative school for their children for the summer and fall...

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May 11, 2022

PRESS RELEASE: Majority of New Jersey Voters and Parents Support Public Charter Schools by a 2:1 Margin

A new statewide poll from Change Research released today by the New Jersey Public Charter Schools Association (NJPCSA) found that a majority of voters in New Jersey support public charter…

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May 9, 2022

PRESS RELEASE: NJPCSA Celebrates New Jersey’s Public Charter Schools During National Charter Schools Week

New Jersey’s public charter schools are celebrating National Charter Schools Week (May 8-14) across the Garden State. Free, public, and open to all, public charter schools serve an important role,…

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May 2, 2022

PRESS RELEASE: NJPCSA Celebrates National Teacher Appreciation Week Honoring Public School Teachers in New Jersey

In honor of National Teacher Appreciation Week (May 2-6), the New Jersey Public Charter Schools Association (NJPCSA) thanks all teachers for their commitment and dedication to helping students in public…

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April 28, 2022

PRESS RELEASE: New Jersey Public Charter Schools Rank on U.S. News & World Report 2022 Best High Schools List

Three New Jersey public charter schools ranked in the top 101 public high schools in New Jersey according to U.S. News & World Report 2022 Best High Schools list. The…

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April 7, 2022

PRESS RELEASE: ‘Start Strong’ State Assessments Prove New Jersey’s Public Charter Schools Accelerate Student Learning During Pandemic

Students in NJ’s five largest charter cities are 32 percent more likely to approach or meet grade level standards compared to district peers in English language arts, 55 percent more…

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April 1, 2022

Op Ed: Charter schools are key to ending school segregation in New Jersey

Earlier this month, oral arguments were heard in a historic lawsuit against the State of New Jersey aimed at addressing school segregation in the Garden State. The plaintiffs cited a…

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March 28, 2022

PRESS RELEASE: Thousands in New Jersey Support NJPCSA’s #LetMyChildLearn Campaign: Call on Governor Murphy to Reverse NJDOE’s Charter School Expansion Denials

Over the last month, the New Jersey Public Charter Schools Association (NJPCSA) launched the most extensive paid and earned media campaign in its history to call upon the Governor to…

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March 19, 2022

Op-Ed: Support our Children. It’s not Just the Right Thing to do, it’s a Smart Choice.

Last month, New Jersey Governor, Phil Murphy stated that he supports high-quality, top-performing schools regardless of whether they are charter, district, magnet, or private. This gave parents like me hope…

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March 17, 2022

PRESS RELEASE: NJPCSA Announces Danielle West-Augustin as New Board of Trustees President

The New Jersey Public Charter Schools Association (NJPCSA) is pleased to announce Danielle West-Augustin, Chief Executive Officer of Queen City Academy Charter School in Plainfield, as the new President of…

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March 15, 2022

Phil Murphy Stifles New Jersey’s Charter Schools

In his first term, the Democratic governor denied nearly two-thirds of requested expansions. Typical is New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat in his second term who gives lip service…

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March 10, 2022

Charter schools to rally in Trenton Thursday to protest state’s refusal to allow them to expand

In the sunny lunchroom of Philip’s Academy Charter School in Newark, 8th-grader Alyana Bonilla talked about aging out of PACS this Spring after the state Department of Education denied its application…

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