>Charter-school founder addresses critics in Cherry Hill
For weeks, Cherry Hill school officials and residents have campaigned to block a charter school from opening in the township, arguing that the redirection of state education funds would harm the top-ranked district.
On Tuesday, charter founder Amir Khan, pastor of the township’s Solid Rock Worship Center, attempted to answer his critics after the district this month filed a challenge to the school’s approval.
“The schools today are exactly the same as they were 100 years ago, when we were an industrial economy,” he said in a speech at the church. “You have so much time for math, this much time for reading. The world has changed, and how we educate our children needs to change, too.” (Osborne, The Philadelphia Inquirer)
