>What’s waiting for the winners in Trenton? Education reform
Education reform may not have come up much as an issue in individual races leading up to tomorrow’s legislative election, but it has remained a big topic looming in the background for both the candidates and the special interests backing them.
For the candidates, it is arguably the biggest issue the legislature will face in the coming months. Whoever wins on Tuesday will almost immediately face a slate of education proposals on the legislature’s docket, including charter school regulation, tenure reform, and school funding.
Meanwhile, a key player in the election is not on the ballot but may prove as potent as any: the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA), the statewide teachers’ union. (Mooney, NJ Spotlight)
