Thursday, September 30, 2010

N.J. Senate committee to issue subpoenas to get ex-commissioner Bret Shundler to testify about Race to the Top error | NJ.com

N.J. Senate committee to issue subpoenas to get ex-commissioner Bret Shundler to testify about Race to the Top error | NJ.com

N.J. Senate committee to issue subpoenas to get ex-commissioner Bret Shundler to testify about Race to the Top error

Published: Thursday, September 30, 2010, 7:01 PM Updated: Thursday, September 30, 2010, 7:01 PM
race-to-the-top-subpoena.jpgThe Assembly Appropriations Commitee meeting takes testimony from individuals involved in the state's application for Race to the Top funding. Acting Dept. of Education Commissioner Rochelle Hendricks during her testimony.
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TRENTON — A state Senate committee today voted to issue subpoenas to compel former education commissioner Bret Schundler and a consultant to testify at a hearing about New Jersey's failed application for federal "Race to the Top" education funding.

The Senate Legislative Oversight Committee voted to call Schundler, fired by the governor in August, and the CEO of consultant Wireless Generation to fill in gaps about how the state fumbled its chance at up to $400