Christie (R-NJ) continues attack on teachers union in town hall meeting

[Omaha Steve]

Source: NorthJersey.com

BY MARYANN SPOTO
State House Bureau

Governor Christie continued his assault on teachers unions Tuesday, taking his 36th town hall meeting to Cape May County where he predicted a difficult few months ahead to push his agenda for charter schools and a reduction in state aid to poorly performing school districts.

Speaking for nearly two hours to a crowd of more than 650 people in the Naval Air Station Aviation Museum in Rio Grande, Christie was greeted by an audience mostly in favor of his attempt to tie teacher raises and tenure to job performance.

"How about a little competition? How about rewarding people for what they achieve other than just getting their feet on the floor in the morning?’’ he asked the audience.

Saying 104,000 students are "trapped in 200 failing schools,’’ Christie reiterated his support for charter schools and dismissed critics who say they will deplete the public schools of much-needed state aid.

Read more: http://www.northjersey.com/news/state/041211_Christie_continues_attack_on_teachers_union_in_town_hall_meeting.html

[ejpoeta]

1. was this an invitation only event or something? did anyone stand up to him?

[OHdem10]

2. The Republicans have had power for a long long time.

Remind Mr. Christie.

[MichiganVote]

3. Let me tell you something: People in education are not fooled. Both parties will pay f/ this assault

[Thumper79]

4. Christie is a product of public schools.

Livingston High School in Livingston New Jersey

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

5. His pay will be tied to performance, too, right?

Right?

[Glaisne]

6. A big fat...

This guy is a gigantic big fat stinking pile of unmentionable material everyone should avoid like the plaque or a leaky nuke reactor. I am so sick of these tea bag rethugs attacking teachers and public workers. It is a cheap cynical ploy that moronic teabaggers just gobble up while the corporate plutocrats steal everything from behind their backs and under our noses. Today I read a really good blog post about this topic. It's worth a read:

Teacher Bashing 101
http://www.stonekettle.com/2011/04/teacher-bashing-101.html