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5 myths about Gov. Chris Christie’s ed reform in New Jersey - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post

5 myths about Gov. Chris Christie’s ed reform in New Jersey - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post:

5 myths about Gov. Chris Christie’s ed reform in New Jersey

This was written by David G. Sciarra, executive director of the Education Law Center in Newark, N.J., and lead counsel to the plaintiff schoolchildren in New Jersey’s landmark Abbott v. Burke litigation. The litigation has over three decades produced court rulings that led to changes in public education funding in about 30 school districts located in poor communities. These include adequate K-12 foundational funding and universal preschool for all 3- and 4-year olds.

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