Student eligibility and application process All New Jersey students are eligible to become choice students, regardless of where they live in the state. Students may attend a choice school in another district and county, however the school must be in an approved choice district.
Is school choice better?
School choice leads to higher graduation rates. For instance, students participating in the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program, which helps low-income students attend private schools of their choice, experienced a 21 percentage point increase in graduation rates.
Does NJ have school choice?
New Jersey’s Interdistrict Public School Choice Program enables approved choice districts to enroll K-12th grade students who do not reside within their districts without cost to their parents. Where choice options are available, any student who resides in New Jersey is eligible to apply.
What is the argument for school choice?
Proponents argue that school choice programs improve educational outcomes by expanding opportunity and access for historically disadvantaged students. In addition, advocates claim that school choice programs empower parents and improve traditional public schools through competition.
Does school choice improve education?
Researchers found little evidence that school choice programs actually boost student achievement. “The educational background of families has a far stronger correlation to student achievement than any equalizing effect from schools.
Why is school choice a contentious issue?
In general, private school choice is the more controversial set of education options because opponents claim they take funding away from public schools. These programs either re-direct government funds from a public to a private education, or use charitable contributions to form private school scholarships.
What is a NJ choice school?
What are the benefits of school choice?
In the research literature, choice is associated with stronger incentives to performance, creativity, innovation, diversity, efficiencies and higher student achievement. These benefits of choice are stronger when combined with school autonomy and accountability, both to the parent body and the wider public.
How do I submit an application for the choice program?
Contact the choice district directly to request their application or download it from the district’s website. All choice applications must be submitted directly to the choice districts. Click on each district’s Choice Program Profile to find district contact information.
What do the district choice program profiles mean?
Notes: District Choice Program Profiles indicate the number of open seats in the 2022-23 school year. The student application deadline for these seats is Dec. 1, 2021. After this date, the information on availble choice seats will be out of date.
How do I submit a late application for school choice?
Some choice districts accept late applications, so parents need to contact the district directly to find out if it accepts late applications. Contact the choice district directly to request their application or download it from the district’s website. All choice applications must be submitted directly to the choice districts.
When is the application deadline for 2022-23 enrollment in a choice district?
Atlantic | Bergen | Burlington | Camden | Cape May | Cumberland | Gloucester | Hudson | Hunterdon | Mercer | Monmouth | Morris | Ocean | Passaic | Salem | Somerset | Sussex | Union | Warren The application deadline for 2022-23 enrollment in a choice district is December 1, 2021.
