Wednesday, October 06, 2010
"Christie Announces Sweeping N.J. Education Reform"
I see this as refreshing.
I'm sure there are others who disagree...
I'm sure there are others who disagree...
CBS2 - New York recently reported this:
"Determined to turn New Jersey’s education system on its head, Gov. Chris Christie on Tuesday unveiled a tough-love reform package that will make classroom achievement — not seniority or tenure — the basis for pay hikes and career advancement in Garden State public schools.
Christie is turning his take-no-prisoner’s style to the classroom, demanding a top to bottom overhaul of how New Jersey students learn and teachers teach. And that means undoing tenure, seniority and other union work rules.
'We cannot wait. Your children are sitting in these classrooms today. We cannot wait to make it better,' Christie told CBS 2’s Marcia Kramer.
Unqualified teachers will feel the lash. The governor is demanding that teachers in kindergarten through fifth grade actually pass tests in reading and math in order to be certified."
