Gov. Chris Christie says he doesn't want want to eliminate teacher tenure in New Jersey. Or does he? PolitiFact New Jersey has examined a speech that the governor gave in April to the Harvard University Graduate School of Education in which he talked about a number of issues, including the current state of tenure. After talking with a variety...
Gov. Chris Christie says he doesn't want want to eliminate teacher tenure in New Jersey. Or does he?
PolitiFact New Jersey has examined a speech that the governor gave in April to the Harvard University Graduate School of Education in which he talked about a number of issues, including the current state of tenure.
After talking with a variety of educators and experts, we rated the governor's statement Half True.
Read the full decision at www.PolitiFactNJ.com and then join the conversation here in this post on NJ.com.
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