Ahead of expected Christie proposals, NJEA unveils school reform plan at annual Atlantic City convention
NJEA president Barbara Keshishian, seen here at a legislative hearing last December, unveiled a union-led school reform plan at the annual teachers convention in Atlantic City.ATLANTIC CITY — The New Jersey Education Association has a new message for Gov. Chris Christie, the man who has hammered the teachers union relentlessly over the past year for opposing his education policy proposals.
"When it comes to education reform, educators are taking the lead," NJEA President Barbara Keshishian said today at the union’s annual convention in Atlantic City.
This week, for the first time since Christie took office and made education reform a top priority, the union released its own comprehensive set of reform proposals, such as increasing students’ access to high quality preschool and making it harder for teachers to earn tenure.
"The NJEA is publicly calling for a broad range of research-based education reforms designed to
