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Patrick Murray of Monmouth University responds to criticism of the poll finding that public sentiment favors Gov. Christie’s education reform package:

There is widespread support – 77% in fact – for changes to the tenure system that would make it easier to dismiss underperforming teachers. Here are some interesting facts about that statistic. These changes to tenure are supported by a whopping 71% of teacher households and 73% of those who actually approve of the current tenure system.

Criticisms came in large part from Blue Jersey, Jersey Jazzman, and Dr. Bruce Baker of Rutgers.

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4 Comments

  • Bill, September 19, 2011 @ 2:48 pm Reply

    The criticism was about how Murray used colloquial and inaccurate language to describe tenure, thus giving a misleading conclusion about what New Jerseyans actually think.

    Your summary misses the point of discussion you are reporting about.

  • NJ Left Behind, September 19, 2011 @ 6:58 pm Reply

    There's no summary, Bill: I simply quoted Patrick Murray.

  • schoolfinance101, September 20, 2011 @ 3:00 am Reply

    Yes, you quoted Patrick Murray summarizing responses to misleading & factually incorrect questions. Further, prior polls show that it does indeed matter how you phrase the question:

    http://shankerblog.org/?p=3736

  • Bill, September 20, 2011 @ 1:06 pm Reply

    You are right, you did not really summarize or analyze. You simply quoted, selectively.

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