Approximately 10 percent of students attending charter schools were previously enrolled in non-public schools. The percentages of students moving from nonpublic schools are greatest in the districts of Trenton, Jersey City, Newark, Hoboken, and Morristown. Clearly, school districts are paying money to charter schools for students who are not attending their schools. This is unfair to school districts and I am recommending it be changed. I believe that parents should always have the choice of selecting the most appropriate education programs for their children.
Charter schools give parents that important choice.
Clearly charter schools have become extremely popular among parents who are seeking to ensure that their children are receiving the best education possible. The students entering New Jersey charter schools are clearly representative of the districts in which they are located in terms of academic achievement, economic status and minority status.