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Fast-tracked and rewritten bill could put some public schools under private management
First proposed by Gov. Chris Christie and since taken up by South Jersey Democrats, a plan that would open up select public schools to nonprofit or even for-profit management appears poised for passage in the final days of the legislature’s lame duck session.
The proposed Urban Hope Act, at least in its current incarnation, is in part an attempt to speed the glacial pace of getting new schools built in some of New Jersey’s poorest districts. The initiative may enlist the aid of the Schools Development Authority, which is often criticized for dragging its feet on projects. (Mooney, NJ Spotlight)
