Charter trouble.

• Author: Krayewski, Ed
• Position: School rules - Charter school integration in Newark, New Jersey - Brief article

In 2012, the state-run board of education in Newark, New Jersey, unveiled a reorganization plan. Called "One Newark," it integrated charter schools into the public school system, converting some local public schools to citywide charters and creating a standardized citywide enrollment application for participating charters. The aim was to expand residents' ability to send their children to charter schools.

Now the plan is the target of a federal Department of Education investigation into whether it is discriminatory, because the school closings and moves involved (accompanied by three charter-school openings) disproportionately affect black students. The failures of Newark's public...