Chris Cerf Confirmed - What That Means
First of all, no one should be surprised at the outcome; it was inevitable. You shouldn't hold up a nominee just because you don't like the governor, and the Senators understood that.
While some of the issues I've detailed came up, others did not, and that's bothersome. Senator Weinberg apparently had her fears about what happened to Cerf in NYC allayed, but the fact is we still don't know all the details, and probably never will. Cerf got to claim his tenure at Edison was a success when all indications are it most certainly was not. The Global Education Advisors brouhaha was mentioned but not really explored, most especially as it relates to Eli Broad's influence on the whole thing.
And that's where I wish the senators had spent more time: talking about this push from outside influences on New Jersey toward "choice" and "privatization" with only the flimsiest of evidence to back it up. This push threatens what is arguably the best school system in the county, if not the world; it should not go unchallenged,
While some of the issues I've detailed came up, others did not, and that's bothersome. Senator Weinberg apparently had her fears about what happened to Cerf in NYC allayed, but the fact is we still don't know all the details, and probably never will. Cerf got to claim his tenure at Edison was a success when all indications are it most certainly was not. The Global Education Advisors brouhaha was mentioned but not really explored, most especially as it relates to Eli Broad's influence on the whole thing.
And that's where I wish the senators had spent more time: talking about this push from outside influences on New Jersey toward "choice" and "privatization" with only the flimsiest of evidence to back it up. This push threatens what is arguably the best school system in the county, if not the world; it should not go unchallenged,
