Christie

New Newsworks post: Both Christie and Buono Lack Realistic Education Funding Plans

From today's WHYY Newsworks: The latest poll has Republican Gov. Chris Christie ahead of Democratic state Senator Barbara Buono by…

11 years ago

State Caps Interdistrict School Choice Program; Christie, Cerf, and DOE on the Wrong Side

Here’s a blow for school choice supporters: the Courier Post reports today that the NJ Department of Education has capped…

11 years ago

Buono Gives Some Straight Talk About NJ Public Education

My column at WHYY Newsworks today looks at the educational content of Tuesday night's Christie/Buono gubernatorial debate, particularly Buono's  honest…

11 years ago

Post-Debate Panel Discussion: “Beyond the Soundbite”

Last night after the Christie/Buono gubernatorial debate, NJ Spotlight sponsored a virtual panel discussion to gauge reactions and analyze issues.…

11 years ago

NJEA is Stronger than the Storm

A few thoughts on John Reitmeyer's commentary at The Record, which compares the education platforms of Gov. Christie and his…

11 years ago

Chris Christie and NJ’s Teacher Union Re-Engage; Why?

My new post today at WHYY's Newsworks looks at the reemergence this past week of enmity between Chris Christie and…

11 years ago

NJ Republicans Predict that Christie’s Coattails Will “Change the Legislature”

PolitickerNJ is reporting that the Republican Assembly caucus is increasingly confident that Gov. Christie has coattails.  At a Statehouse press…

11 years ago

Buono as Corzine Redux

Bob Ingle at Gannett tries to explain why gubernatorial hopeful Barbara Buono is (according to polls) losing so badly. If…

11 years ago

NJ School Voucher Update

The Star-Ledger has an update on the prospects for a teeny-weeny item that Gov. Christie slipped into his new budget:…

11 years ago

Gov. Christie’s “Teeny-Weeny” Voucher Bill

Read my column today at NJ Spotlight which considers NJ's hotly-contested Opportunity Scholarship Act, or "the voucher bill."In 1994, Gov.…

11 years ago