>A new year: Five to watch in education
2011 was to be the year for education reform in New Jersey, or so promised Gov. Chris Christie. Well, maybe make that a two-year proposition since 2012 is shaping up to be no less exciting and could see some of the things that Christie started come to fruition.
The latest chapter in New Jersey’s epic school funding litigation opened last year, and may get a Christie epilogue with his next state budget. Charter schools expanded and passed the 25,000-student mark in 2011, yet could face the results of cooling public opinion this year. (Mooney, NJ Spotlight)