CHRISTIE UNVEILS HIS OWN EDUCATION REFORM PLAN

Fresh off a visit to Cape May County to tout education reform, Governor Chris Christie has unveiled a new package of bills designed to reform how education is financed, and teachers are paid.  Christie’s new package of education reforms that will base tenure and teacher pay on a statewide teacher evaluation system.  Christie has long promoted having teacher compensation tied directly to job performance.  Christie told reporters on Tuesday that his new plan will not protect teachers who bad teachers who “stay in front of the classroom”.