Update on New Jersey Race to Top Drama: Commissioner Fired
Benjamin Waddy on August 27, 2010 in Education Tips No Comments »Tweet
UPDATE: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has fired State Education Commissioner Bret Schundler over the explanation the state gave for the costly mistake on its Race to the Top application.
The governor had initially defended his state’s application in forceful terms, partly based on his understanding that the state’s team had been aware of the mistake and had tried to alert federal reviewers to it. (See a fuller explanation below.) But a videotape of the state’s interview with federal application reviewers seemed to contradict that.
