People who want to open charter schools would face background checks for the first time as well as tighter financial oversight under legislation introduced Wednesday.
The reform bill, which also would provide new options to deal with failing schools, was introduced in the wake of an investigation by The News Journal that found the state Department of Education failed to check the credentials or criminal background of the founder of Reach Academy.
"I think this is a very good piece of legislation," state Rep. Michael Barbieri, D-Newark.
The Claymont school, the first all-girls public school, might be closed next month by the state because of organizational and financial problems. Pencader High School also faces serious problems that might lead to its closure next month.
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