Every public school student in New Jersey deserves to learn in a SAFE, HEALTHY, and SECURE school building. Support public charter school inclusion in bill A4496/S3247!
Despite educating 1 in 5 public school students in New Jersey’s 31 poorest communities, public charter and renaissance schools have been excluded from funding for their facilities.
Since 2001, New Jersey has invested over $17 billion in school construction – and zero has been provided to public charter schools, despite over $900 million in charter facilities needs identified in the next decade. Just like all other public schools, public charter and renaissance schools need to upgrade boilers, replace windows and roofs, and increase space in aging buildings.
Here’s the truth:
The students who attend public charter schools in New Jersey are the same students who attend district schools.
Public Charter and Renaissance Schools educate1 in 5students in Schools Development Authority (SDA) districts (New Jersey’s 31 most under-resourced school districts).
91% of public charter school students in SDA districts are students of color.
77% of public charter students in SDA districts qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
90% of public charter school students attend schools in SDA districts.
Learn more about fairness and equity and the inclusion of public charter and renaissance schools in bill A4496.