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Friday, April 8, 2011

Jersey Jazzman: Christie's Lying Education Statistics - Part II

Jersey Jazzman: Christie's Lying Education Statistics - Part II

Christie's Lying Education Statistics - Part II

I'm going to be at this a while, but it needs to be done. Here's the next deceptive use of statistics from Christie's education "reform" plan (pdf):

New Jersey Paid The 4th Highest Teacher Salaries In The Nation For ’08-’09, 17% Higher Than The National Average.
The average full-time teacher salary in New Jersey was $63,051 for 2008-2009.
The National Estimated Average Teachers Salary was $53,910 for 2008-2009.
That would sound terrible, if it weren't for the fact tha