New Mexico's Reformy Education Chief Gets Her Hearing
There are several surprising parallels between New Mexico's education chief, Hanna Skandera, and New Jersey's head education honcho, Chris Cerf:
- Skandera has been the ACTING Secretary of Education in New Mexico for two years, and is finally getting a hearing; Cerf was the ACTING Commissioner of Education for 18 months before his confirmation.
- Cerf and Skandera are both members of Chiefs for Change, Jeb Bush's reformy group of state-level education leaders.
- Like Cerf, Skandera has been embarrassed by recently released emails tying her to Bush's reformy Foundation for Educational Excellence (FEE):
- Skandera has been the ACTING Secretary of Education in New Mexico for two years, and is finally getting a hearing; Cerf was the ACTING Commissioner of Education for 18 months before his confirmation.
- Cerf and Skandera are both members of Chiefs for Change, Jeb Bush's reformy group of state-level education leaders.
- Like Cerf, Skandera has been embarrassed by recently released emails tying her to Bush's reformy Foundation for Educational Excellence (FEE):
New Mexico• FEE provides its donors — including for-profit digital education companies — access to the chiefs. A draft agenda for the Excellence in Action 2011 Summit blocked off two hours for “Chiefs for Change donor meetings.” Another