Jersey Jazzman: NJDOE Coup d'Etat Continues

Jersey Jazzman: NJDOE Coup d'Etat Continues:

NJDOE Coup d'Etat Continues

by Duke

If you had any doubts about the autocratic tendencies of Commissioner Chris Cerf and the NJ Education Department, this news should put them to rest:

ELC OBTAINS CONFIDENTIAL NJDOE SCHOOL “TURNAROUND” PLAN

PROPOSAL TO BROAD FOUNDATION SEEKS MILLIONS FOR CLOSURES, “RECOVERY DISTRICT”

July 31, 2012

In response to a request under the NJ Open Public Records Act (OPRA), Education Law Center has obtained a confidential proposal prepared for the Broad Foundation by the NJ Department of Education (NJDOE) to “turnaround,” take control, and potentially close over 200 public schools over the next three years. 

NJ Education Commissioner Christopher Cerf submitted a draft “School Turnaround Proposal”