Posted on 05/12/2011 10:59:36 AM PDT by Steve Peacock
TRENTON — Capital Preparatory Charter High School has surrendered its charter and is under investigation for financial mismanagement and a range of violations by the New Jersey State Police, a state Department of Education spokesman said yesterday.
The Grand Street school had been placed on two consecutive 90-day probationary periods before it gave up its charter May 2. It will close at the end of the school year. Because Capital Prep chose to surrender its charter rather than have it revoked, it cannot appeal, DOE spokesman Alan Guenther said.
In addition to the financial problems, visits to the 329-student school by DOE staff “revealed a weak educational program, lacking in rigor and not meeting the goals set forth in the school’s charter,” Guenther said.
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Hey Steve. We can blame teachers for some things, but financial management happens outside the classroom. Good luck in your search.
Can't they at least teach basic grammar in journalism school these days?
The New Jersey State Police committed a range of violations? Really?
NJ.com wrote: “Capital Preparatory Charter High School has surrendered its charter and is under investigation for financial mismanagement and a range of violations by the New Jersey State Police, a state Department of Education spokesman said yesterday.”
Then Maceman wrote:
“Can’t they at least teach basic grammar in journalism school these days?
“The New Jersey State Police committed a range of violations? Really?”
And I say: Excellent sentence-structure catch! This is what happens when news orgs fire most of their copy editors.
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