Could state-run ‘achievement school district’ be last resort for failing schools?
The Christie administration is weighing the idea of creating a separate state-run “achievement school district” that would be comprised of New Jersey’s very lowest-performing schools, complete with vast new powers in controlling personnel and programs.
The proposal was part of a $7.6 million grant application to the Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation made last February, a proposal that never moved to full fruition after the foundation approved a smaller amount, officials now say.
But it will nonetheless be at least part of a broader study of last-resort options for schools that is being conducted by an outside national organization, officials said. (Mooney, NJ Spotlight)
