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Blindsided by school closure, families hope for reprieve
Clip: 6/9/2022 | 3m 29sVideo has Closed Captions
University Heights Charter School in Newark was placed on probation in 2019
Students from University Heights Charter School are hoping the state Department of Education doesn’t shut down their school. The DOE sent a letter on June 1 confirming it would be closing UHCS for failure to provide high-quality education, leaving parents scrambling to figure out where to place their kids next year. Head of schools Dr. Christy Oliver says she disagrees with DOE’s reasoning.
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Blindsided by school closure, families hope for reprieve
Clip: 6/9/2022 | 3m 29sVideo has Closed Captions
Students from University Heights Charter School are hoping the state Department of Education doesn’t shut down their school. The DOE sent a letter on June 1 confirming it would be closing UHCS for failure to provide high-quality education, leaving parents scrambling to figure out where to place their kids next year. Head of schools Dr. Christy Oliver says she disagrees with DOE’s reasoning.
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