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Educational Options in New Jersey
Scholarship Programs:
The Scholarship Fund for Inner-City Children (SFIC)
The Scholarship Fund for Inner-City Children is a nonsectarian, nonreligious scholarship organization providing scholarships for low-income students attending Catholic schools in Essex, Hudson, Bergen, and Union Counties. The fund also operates programs in Jersey City, Newark, and Elizabeth that offer scholarships to any private school in the area.
To learn more about New Jersey’s SFIC, please visit:
171 Clifton Avenue, P.O. Box 9500
Newark, NJ 07104-0500
Phone: (973) 497-4279
Contact: Lorraine Cunningham, Executive Director
Charter and Magnet Schools:
New Jersey Charter Schools
Charter schools are publicly funded schools that are exempt from certain state mandates, but held accountable to other bodies. They are tuition-free, like traditional public schools, but often offer special programs (such as an intensive language-learning program) that public schools do not.
To learn more about New Jersey’s charter schools or to search for a charter school for your child, please visit:
New Jersey Charter Public Schools Association (NJCPSA)
349 West State Street, 4th Floor
Trenton, NJ 08618
Phone: (609) 989-9700Contact: Jessani Gordon, Executive Director
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New Jersey Department of Education, Office of Innovative Programs and Schools
P.O. Box 500
Trenton, NJ 08625
Phone: (609) 292-6341
Contact: Rochelle Hendricks, Director
New Jersey Magnet Schools
Magnet schools are public schools that offer a specialized curriculum, whether it be in science, the performing arts, or engineering, amongst other subjects. Unlike charter schools, which are independent from local school boards, magnet schools are held accountable to their local school districts.
To learn more about New Jersey’s magnet schools or to search for a magnet school in your area, please visit:
New Jersey Magnet Schools
Homeschooling:
New Jersey families may choose to educate their children at home, subject to certain laws and restrictions.
To learn more about New Jersey’s homeschools, please visit:
Phone: (732) 291-7800
Contact: Margaret Reith, Office Manager
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New Jersey Homeschool Association |
