NJEA, Christie administration reach compromise
After months of battling with the Christie administration, New Jersey's largest teachers union announced Thursday that it would support the state's second-round bid for up to $400 million in federal education stimulus aid.
In a rare instance of cooperation between the administration and the New Jersey Education Association, negotiations led to compromises on some key areas in the state's Race to the Top application, according to union officials.
The announcement came just days before the application deadline Tuesday.
In the state's unsuccessful first try, the NJEA opposed New Jersey's application, and very few local association presidents signed on to their districts' letters of intent to participate. Though no one factor caused the state's application to fail, federal evaluators did take note of the dearth of labor support.
In a letter sent Thursday to state Education Commissioner Bret Schundler, NJEA president Barbara Keshishian and executive director Vincent Giordano said they would recommend that all local presidents sign on this time.
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