🎉 NJ HAS SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE DURING NATIONAL SCHOOL CHOICE WEEK 🎉 ‼️2025 State Assessments show urban charter schools continue to close achievement gaps and outperform the state, even surpassing pre-pandemic reading levels. Charter students are 50% more likely to read at grade level: njcharters.org/wp-content/up… 🏫 86 charter schools statewide 👩‍🎓 Over 63K students served ⏳ 32K students on waitlists As National School Choice Week wraps up, we celebrate every K–12 option that gives families real opportunity, including traditional public schools, public charter schools, magnet schools, private schools, online learning, and homeschooling. Parents know their children best, and families deserve the freedom to choose what works. After 18 years working in New Jersey public charter schools as an advocate, teacher, principal, and district administrator, I know firsthand that public charters are an outstanding option for NJ students. 📚 NJ charter schools are tuition-free public schools that are open to all students, no matter zip code, race, language, or ability. ❌ No entrance exams 🌎 Serve English language learners 🧩 Serve students with special needs 🎟️ Students are admitted through a public lottery 🏛️ Overseen by the New Jersey Department of Education Families choose charter schools because they work. They give parents more options and give students additional pathways to succeed. #ChartersChangeLives #NSCW #NJPCSA #NJCharters #BergenCharter #PassaicCharter #PatersonCharter #HudsonCharter

Wishing our staff and students a wonderful first day of school! youtu.be/oHRNrgDIJfo 🏫🎒📚✏️🍎🐝💛 #ArtsAndScienceCharters #Bergen #Hudson #Passaic #Paterson #Bronx #ChartersChangeLives

Ret. Minnesota Senator Ember Reichgott Junge is the "Mother" of the American charter school movement. She had the courage to take on the Minnesota School Board Association, Education Minnesota, and the Minnesota Federation of Teachers to pass the nation’s very first charter school law. As a proud Republican, I honor her trailblazing work; because of leaders like her, thousands of children have had a chance they otherwise would have been denied. Her story, captured in the book ZERO CHANCE OF PASSAGE, reminds us that the fight for our kids can — and should — cross party lines. #ChartersChangeLives @charteralliance @NJPCSA

Public charter schools like Jersey City’s Learning Community Charter School cultivate a diverse school environment to better serve each student’s unique needs. #ChartersChangeLives @LCCSNJ @RajMukherji @SenatorMcKnight @GovMurphy @NewJerseyDOE

Philip's Academy Charter School of Newark exemplifies how public charter schools empower teachers to deliver innovative lessons and inspire students. @PACSNwkPress #ChartersChangeLives @GovMurphy @SenMTeresaRuiz @AswPintorMarin @hall_gh @NewJerseyDOE

I've spent the past three days at the conference center in Princeton alongside NJ/NY public charter school educators, parents, alumni, administrators, board members, and advocates for our annual Summer Ed institute. With an emphasis on best practices in education including parent advocacy, legal updates, and most importantly student mental health support, educational growth, and learning loss remediation in English and math, I was again proud to be a part of this family that puts the needs of our students first. Special shout out to the New Jersey Tutoring Corps, who we are partnering with for a second year to help even more students reach their full potential 💛 #charterschangelives @NJPCSA @charteralliance @corps_nj @ilearnschools

La Escuela Chárter Paul Robeson en Trenton demuestra cómo el modelo de escuelas públicas chárter responde a las necesidades de las familias inmigrantes y los estudiantes que están aprendiendo inglés. #CharterSchoolsWeek #ChartersChangeLives @paulrobesoncs

Philip’s Academy Charter School of Newark exemplifies how public charter schools empower teachers to deliver innovative lessons and inspire students. #CharterSchoolsWeek #ChartersChangeLives @PACSNwkPress

Public charter schools like Jersey City’s Learning Community Charter School cultivate a diverse school environment to better serve each student’s unique needs. #CharterSchoolsWeek #ChartersChangeLives @LCCSNJ

Exciting day at the ribbon-cutting following major renovations at the Passaic Arts & Science Charter School elementary building ❤️#charterschangelives #samekidsameneeds @NJPCSA @NewJerseyDOE

Charters provide opportunity to thousands of Mississippi kids! #CharterSchoolsWeek #ChartersChangeLives

Congratulations to the @DrewCharter students on the @dcsinventeam for being awarded a $10,000 @LemelsonMIT grant to build a device that will record police-civilian interaction in personal automobiles! #GaCharterStrong #ChartersChangeLives #gacharters @authenticpbl

There is strong support for public charter schools in Georgia! A new poll found that 67% of voters in our state favor charter schools: bit.ly/3ik7FGe #gacharters #charterschangelives #chartersupport

Thrilled to have Mr Harry Lee of @NJCSA here with us at the #TEECS parent academy to moderate our panel on #schoolchoice and how #charterschangelives @NewJerseyDOE @schoolchoiceweek @charteralliance @NJSchoolChoice @News12NJ

We have super students & Parents! Mrs. Kelley, who has a daughter at @energysmartcs, sitting on a panel with NJ Ed leaders & the Pres of @NJCSA talking about #schoolchoice, how #charterschangelives, and finding best #education for her child

@EnergySmartCS is grateful to have Mr Guvercian @nguvercin CEO of @ilearnschools here with us at the #TEECS parent academy to discuss #schoolchoice and how #charterschangelives @NJCSA

History is Made - #TEECS Wins Top Three at Robotics Competition! @NJCSA #schoolchoice #charterschangelives #education #edchat @News12NJ @NewJerseyDOE @charteralliance @Ninacharters @NJSchoolChoice @schoolchoicewk @DrLRepollet

History is Made - #TEECS Wins Top Three at Robotics Competition! @NJCSA #schoolchoice #charterschangelives #education #edchat @News12NJ @NewJerseyDOE @charteralliance @Ninacharters @NJSchoolChoice @schoolchoicewk @DrLRepollet

Thrilled to have Mr Harry Lee of @NJCSA to moderate our panel on #schoolchoice and how #charterschangelives. Over 54,000 students are served in #NJ by #charterschools. Join us on Jan 29th! #TEECS #education #edchat #NJ

This week, the New Jersey Charter Schools Association responded to the factually inaccurate and alarming recommendation of the Newark Superintendent of Schools with regard to Newark's public charter schools. #ChartersChangeLives bit.ly/2QAymLx