>Education reform limps along in lame duck
The legislature’s lame duck session that was expected to be busy with education reform debate is looking sleepier by the day.
Senate committees yesterday met in the Statehouse amid a lively rally outside for a proposed school voucher program, but there was little movement on that or any other key education bills that had been high on the agenda.
That’s not to say there weren’t plenty of meetings behind closed doors that could quickly change the landscape. State Sen. Teresa Ruiz (D-Essex), who is seeking to shepherd through a tenure reform bill, was party to many of them, and late yesterday was not giving up hope for this month — for her bill at least. She said long-awaited amendments would be filed in the next week. (Mooney, NJ Spotlight)
