Push for Charter Schools in New Jersey

"N.J. education commissioner fights criticism of charter schools," by Leslie Brody. March 7, 2011.

 Education Commissioner Christopher Cerf plans to give a push for charter schools in New Jersey. Critics have compared average performances between traditional schools and charter schools, and accused Cerf for playing with the data in order to round up support for charters, which are publicly financed for, but are under operated by independent boards free of many district regulations. Also, it was said that charter schools fail to include special needs kids, but Cerf argued that eight percent of charter schools' students have disabilities, lower than that of traditional schools which is sixteen percent.