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Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Jersey Jazzman: StudentsFirst-B4K & Fulop: A Hustle in Jersey City

Jersey Jazzman: StudentsFirst-B4K & Fulop: A Hustle in Jersey City:


StudentsFirst-B4K & Fulop: A Hustle in Jersey City

One sure sign of a hustler is that he denies the obvious truth while telling you it's your own eyes that are lying. Take, for example, the leap that StudentsFirst's "partner" in New Jersey, Better Education for Kids (B4K), ismaking into Jersey City politics:
An advocate of teacher tenure and schools reform, Better Education for New Jersey’s Kids, Inc. has intensified efforts this week in support of Downtown Jersey City Councilman Steven Fulop in the Jersey City mayor’s race.
A television ad went up last Tuesday, building on a mail campaign that accelerated last week.
It will run through Election Day.
Co-founded by hedge billionaire David Tepper, the ads target incumbent Mayor Jerry Healy’s record.
“We are an education reform group, and we were very involved with the tenure reform bill, which