Commissioner Klagholz Leaving N.J. Chief's Job
After five years as Gov. Christine Todd Whitman's school reform lieutenant, New Jersey Commissioner of Education Leo F. Klagholz is stepping down to become a college professor.
Mr. Klagholz tendered his resignation last week to Mrs. Whitman, the Republican who named him to the post in 1994. He is slated to leave in April to teach education policy at Richard Stockton College of New Jersey in Pomona.
The governor immediately announced that Mr. Klagholz would be replaced by state Assistant Attorney General David Hespe. Mr. Hespe, 38, is a former assistant commissioner of education and has served as the governor's assistant...
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