The Star-Ledger Editorial Board considers the NJ Senate’s inability to confirm (Acting) Education Commissioner Christopher Cerf: What’s this all about? It started with state Sen.
Vince Giordano, NJEA’s Executive Director, is still getting slammed for a thoughtless comment he made on the radio in response to a question about the
(Acting) Comm. Chris Cerf was scheduled to appear Thursday before the Senate for a confirmation hearing, but Sen. Sweeney has cancelled the appearance because he’s
What to make of the timing of yesterday’s NJEA/Christie fisticuffs and today’s release of a memo from Ed. Comm. Cerf attacking NJEA’s leaders for sugar-coating
Almost exactly one year ago — Jan. 18th, 2011 — Christopher Cerf was sworn in as NJ’s Acting Commissioner of Education after his nomination by
Christie and Cerf have become a bad cop, good cop duo in dealing with the NJEA. For now, Christie has stopped issuing political fusillades against
“In some ways, the story behind why [Christopher Cerf] is still only ‘acting’ makes him sound like a bad-ass,” said Joe Williams, executive director of
Dr. Diane Ravitch, indefatigable tweeter, education historian, and preeminent apologist for teacher unions, was in Atlantic City for the NJEA convention on Friday. Tom Moran,
NJ Spotlight looks today at “the state of relations between Christie and NJEA: “It’s not exactly warm and fuzzy, but the thaw is unmistakable –
Just months ago the charter school movement in New Jersey had the wind at its sails. With a record number of DOE approvals (23!) this