Tenure is not supposed to guarantee a bad teacher a job for life. It exists to protect teachers from being fired without just cause, and has been a basic tenant of public school teaching for over 100 years. So when Trenton talks tenure reform, the focus shouldn’t be on cutting taxes by firing experienced teachers, but rather on how to streamline and standardize administrative reviews so NJ is sure we’re hiring and keeping the best and brightest to teach our kids.

Chris Christie’s symbolic swipe at The Affordable Healthcare Act of 2010 puts millions of federal grant dollars and millions of NJ lives at risk – but rewards the Governor with yet another boost to his street cred with far right conservatives nationwide.