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Learn about school choice in New Jersey - February 3rd in Orange NJ.

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  AM 970 THE APPLE radio joins WMCA 570 radio, Americans For Prosperity and Rev. Reginald T. Jackson - and a host of other school choice advocates -  to present this special program !

Location:  St. Matthew Church, 336 Oakwood Ave., Orange NJ 07050,  7:30 p.m. - Come Early !!

Presented by:  AM 970 The Apple, 570 WMCA, with Americans For Prosperity, Education Action Group Foundation, Education Breakthrough Network, Smart Girl Politics & The Foundation for Educational Choice

S1872 / A2810 - Opportunity Scholarship Act

This legislation will be considered by the Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Committee at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 3, in the State House Annex in Trenton.

This Scholarship Act would establish a 5-year pilot program to provide funding for low-income students from chronically-failing schools.  It would pay for them to attend an alternative public or nonpublic school of their choice, if accepted.  The Act is based, in part, on recent court decisions regarding children attending failing schools.

Read A2810 (PDF format)  

Read S1872 as reported from the Senate Economic Growth Committee, 5/13/2010

Read S1872 as reported from the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee, 1/20/2011

January 23, 2011 -
Leading school choice advocates and political leaders announced that the Opportunity Scholarship Act (S1872 / A2810) - a key part of Gov. Christie's Educational Reform efforts - had been released this week by the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee.  Earlier, it had been released by the Senate Economic Growth Committee.  It is now ready for a vote by the full Senate.  The Assembly version is scheduled before the Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Committee on Feb. 3rd.

Among the speakers at the Morristown School Choice Week event were NJ State Assemblyman Anthony M. Bucco Jr. (R-25), Senator Anthony M. Bucco (R-25) and Sen. Steven Oroho (R-24).  Former NJ Education Commissioner Brett Schundler also spoke, among others.