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Monday, October 17, 2011

Jersey Jazzman: When Public Education's Leaders Hate Public Education #edreform

Jersey Jazzman: When Public Education's Leaders Hate Public Education:

When Public Education's Leaders Hate Public Education

Oh, dear:
Andy Smarick, the deputy education commissioner, is now a member of the governing board of a private advocacy organization seeking to bring its version of education reform — including expansion of charter schools and stricter teacher evaluation — to all 50 states, including New Jersey.
Just a case of the exercise of his First Amendment right in a field Smarick knows well? Or is it a government regulator using his position to promote his viewpoint?
David Sciarra, executive director of the Education Law Center in Newark, called