New Jersey’s high court on Monday upheld the state Department of Education’s exclusive authority to approve or reject charter schools, provided its decisions are not arbitrary, capricious or unreasonable.

“There is no right to operate a charter school,” the unanimous Supreme Court said in IMO Proposed Quest Academy Charter School of Montclair Founders Group. “There is only the opportunity to apply for approval to operate if the application demonstrates proper merit.”

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