NJ Touts Educational Reforms But Earns ‘D’ on One Nationwide Report Card

StudentsFirst rankings raise eyebrows for judgment of Christie’s record -- and who's doing judging

Two years ago, school-reform crusader Michelle Rhee was sitting in the first row during Gov. Chris Christie’s State of the State address, in which he laid out much of his education agenda. As Christie prepares to make his State of the State for 2013 today, education is expected to figure less prominently, but his administration still got a reminder yesterday that the former Washington, D.C., schools chancellor-turned-national education advocate isn’t letting up. In the first state-by-state report card issued by Rhee’s new organization, StudentsFirst, New Jersey earned a Dfor its progress – or lack of progress– in meeting Rhee’s core reform principles, which center on teacher quality, school choice and what she deems to be effective …

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