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Funding for new charters underscores push to keep standards high
On a day the Christie administration proudly announced it had won a federal grant to help its newest charter schools, top officials were also dealing with the fallout over closing one of its oldest.
Gov. Chris Christie and acting commissioner Chris Cerf announced yesterday that the state had finally won an elusive $14.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to help with the start up of new charter schools and expansion of others. (Mooney, NJ Spotlight)
