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Monday, June 4, 2012

Jersey Jazzman: Broad Infestation at the NJDOE

Jersey Jazzman: Broad Infestation at the NJDOE:


Broad Infestation at the NJDOE

Jim Horn posts a stunning letter he received from a former employee at the New Jersey Department of Education. The letter is anonymous for obvious reasons. Take that for what it's worth, but keep in mind Jim's blog, Schools Matter, is an excellent resource with a solid track record. I'm inclined to take this at fact value:
Below is an email I received from a former NJ DOE employee whose moral fatigue forced her from a good paying job with the State. Read it and then you will know why the Eli Broad calls his kind of philanthropy investments rather than grants.
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I am a former NJ DOE employee who resigned recently because I could no longer be a part of the extortion and fraud that is taking part there under the Broad Administration of Chris Cerf, Penny MacCormack, Peter Shulman, Bing Howell, ad nauseum.
Let's review quickly: the Broad Superintendents Academy is an unaccredited program run by California billionaire Eli Broad. ACTING NJDOE Commissioner Cerf is a 2004 "graduate"; I use quotes because he never received a degree or meaningful academic certificate. The Broad agenda is to bring corporate business practices into public