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Monday, December 5, 2011

Jersey Jazzman: The Queen Of Gutting Tenure

Jersey Jazzman: The Queen Of Gutting Tenure:

The Queen Of Gutting Tenure

We have a new queen of gutting tenure: Dr. Janine Walker Caffrey, the Superintendent of Perth Amboy. The queen was crowned by none other than Star-Ledger Opinion Editor Tom Moran, who has, within the space of two weeks, given her highness space for an op-ed decrying tenure AND the patented Moran-style hagiography (a treatment highly recommended by reformy hedge fund manager David Tepper).

I dealt with the substance of Moran's piece over at Blue Jersey. Let's talk about the style:

To earn such a huge amount of the S-L's space, Caffrey must have vast experience as an administrator in New Jersey's schools, right?

Wrong: