All Entries in the "GOV. CHRIS CHRISTIE" Category
Christie: No approval for new school superintendent contracts until statewide review
The Christie administration said Monday that no new contracts with school superintendents will be approved until a comprehensive review of all superintendent pay deals is complete. The governor has proposed salary caps according to the size of each district, with some as low as $125,000. The acting education commissioner, Rochelle Hendricks, ordered county executive superintendents [...]
Poll: Majority of N.J. voters oppose Gov. Christie’s education cuts, teacher merit pay
A majority of New Jersey voters oppose Gov. Chris Christie’s hefty state aid cuts and his plan to link teacher pay to student test scores, according to a Rutgers-Eagleton poll released today. Fifty-nine percent of registered voters said the state is underfunding education and 63 percent oppose merit pay, one of the key education reform [...]
N.J. Gov. Christie ‘skeptical’ humans cause global warming
TOMS RIVER — Governor Christie says he’s skeptical that humans are responsible for global warming. AP FILE PHOTO Christie made the remark at a town hall meeting in Toms River. The governor, a new darling of the Republican Party, made the remark at a town hall meeting he hosted in Toms River Tuesday afternoon. Asked [...]
N.J. Gov. Christie slams door on 2012 presidential bid
Full Story & Video Governor Christie has slammed the door on speculation that he’s a presidential contender for 2012, but appearing on national television this morning he left the door cracked open for a run four years later. Appearing on NBC’s Meet the Press Sunday, Christie said he would first have to decide whether he [...]
