N.J. Gov Revises Ed. Money Bid, Wants Performance Pay

By The Associated Press
Trenton, N.J.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Tuesday made last-minute changes to the state's application for a $400 million federal "Race to the Top" education grant, more closely tying teacher merit pay and evaluations to student achievement.

The new grant application also makes it easier to fire ineffective teachers, even ones with seniority — something expected to draw the ire of the state's largest teachers union, which last week signed off on the application wording.

“We greeted the news with a mixture of deep disappointment, utter frustration, and total outrage," NJEA...

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