Acting Senator Ron Rice

In today’s Record Albert Doblin slams Sen. Ron Rice for invoking senatorial courtesy over Chris Cerf’s nomination as NJ’s Education Commissioner. Since Cerf lives in

Quote of the Day

Ed Commish Chris Cerf on Gov. Christie’s comment to the Editorial Board of The Record that he’ll compromise with the New Jersey Education Association as

Tweaking NJ’s Tenure Reform

All’s curiously quiet in the aftermath of Ed. Commissioner Christopher Cerf’s speech on Wednesday describing his five-part proposal for tenure reform. Sure, the leadership of

Here’s some Highlights

from Comm. Christopher Cerf’s speech on tenure reform, plus some comments from the panel comprising Senator Teresa Ruiz, Dan Weisberg of The New Teacher Project,

Cerf Tackles Tenure

This afternoon at 2:00 Acting Commissioner Christopher Cerf will give what’s being billed as a “major address” on education reform. According to the Star-Ledger, a

It’s a poorly-kept secret in NJ

that the Department of Education is understaffed and overwhelmed with tasks as diverse as completing design and construction of a data system capable of linking

Cerf’s Up!

Now that Christopher Cerf is, for all practical purposes, our next Commissioner of Education, what will this mean for school reform prospects in NJ? First,

Quote of the Day

From the Governor’s press release announcing Christopher Cerf’s nomination as NJ Commissioner of Education: “Governor Christie has made it clear that 2011 is the year

Christie Nominates Chris Cerf

Last night Gov. Christie nominated Christopher Cerf, former deputy chancellor of NYC public schools, as NJ’s Commissioner of Education. From the Wall Street Journal: Mr.