The NJEA's response: 'An insult to every teacher in New Jersey'
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"An insult to every teacher in New Jersey"
Christie administration again snubs professional educators
In an email sent to NJEA President Barbara Keshishian Monday evening, Acting Commissioner of Education Rochelle Hendricks refused NJEA's annual invitation to the Commissioner to address teachers and other school employees at the NJEA Convention in Atlantic City later this week.
The NJEA Convention is the largest professional development gathering for educators in the world. Tens of thousands of New Jersey educators attend to take part in more than 300 professional development seminars. They also hear from highly regarded keynote speakers and take advantage of opportunities to learn from colleagues in settings such as High Tech Hall, where NJEA members and other education experts present workshops on integrating technology into education.
Having apparently learned from her predecessor, Bret Schundler, that collaboration with