New Jersey § 18a:36a-2

§ 18a:36a-2.

The Legislature finds and declares that the establishment of charter schools as part

of this State's program of public education can assist in promoting comprehensive

educational reform by providing a mechanism for the implementation of a variety of

educational approaches which may not be available in the traditional public school

classroom. Specifically, charter schools offer the potential to improve pupil learning; increase

for students and parents the educational choices available when selecting the learning

environment which they feel may be the most appropriate; encourage the use of different

and innovative learning methods; establish a new form of accountability for schools;

require the measurement of learning outcomes; make the school the unit for educational

improvement; and establish new professional opportunities for teachers. The Legislature further finds that the establishment of a charter school program is

in the best interests of the students of this State and it is therefore the public

policy of the State to encourage and facilitate the development of charter schools.