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NJEA to stand with Christie on tenure bill - NorthJersey.com

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NJEA to stand with Christie on tenure bill

ASSOCIATED PRESS
 
MIDDLESEX — The president of New Jersey's largest teachers union will appear with Gov. Chris Christie as he signs a bill to overhaul the state's teacher tenure system.
Monday's bill-signing is a rare moment of cooperation for Christie and New Jersey Education Association President Barbara Keshishian.
The two have been in a war of words for years.
But they have come together with other education advocates over the tenure bill.
It will make it harder for educators to get tenure and easier for them to lose it if they have poor job evaluations.
Teachers' groups agreed when lawmakers agreed to retain seniority to determine which educators lose