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1. N.J. school choice: 71 districts to allow student transfers in 2011-12
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... beginning in September, an increase of 56 over the current school year, state Acting Education Commissioner Chris Cerf said Thursday. Currently, 15 districts are in the program. The number of students ...

2. Christie proposes 7-bill package to change tenure to demand accountability and reward good teachers
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... at the head of the classroom,” state Acting Education Commissioner Chris Cerf said. “Most teachers are doing an excellent job, and we need to honor, respect and support our best teachers. But without the ...

3. N.J.'s 31 lowest-performing schools eligible for $11 million in federal aid
(N.J./State)

... one charter school in Asbury Park, Camden, East Orange, Irvington, Jersey City, Lakewood Newark, Paterson, and Trenton. Acting Education Commissioner Chris Cerf said Monday that he wants to make it clear ...

4. Gov. Christie plans to continue reform of Newark public schools with selection of new superintendent
(N.J./State)

...  The governor said the first stage began in January when state Acting Education Commissioner Cerf solicited names of top candidates in conversations with national and local education community leaders. ...

5. Sen. Rice’s concerns go beyond Cerf to ‘wealth relationships’ behind changes to Newark schools
(N.J./State)

BY JOE TYRRELL NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM A state senator said his concerns about educational spending and policies go beyond acting Education Commissioner Christopher Cerf to the "wealth relationships" ...

6. N.J. being sued over charter school secrecy
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... Cerf, now the acting state education commissioner, received $500,000 for a report proposing massive changes in Newark schools. The company, Global Education Advisors, received the money from private ...

7. Gov. Christie on task force proposal: 'The worst teachers will be outed' based on test scores
(N.J./State)

... in both parties. At the same Christie and acting state Education Commissioner Christopher Cerf were emphasizing test scores in their press conference, Republicans in North Carolina were doing away with ...

8. NJEA, EQuATE question value of tying student test scores to teacher evaluations
(N.J./State)

...  In February, state Acting Education Commissioner Christopher Cerf announced a five-point plan that would eliminate teacher tenure based on years of service and replace it with an evaluation system that ...

9. New Jersey Schools Development Authority chief declines to detail school construction spending
(N.J./State)

... aid for projects were ignored. Larkins appeared with state Acting Education Commissioner Christopher Cerf. Last month, state Treasurer Andrew P. Sidamon Eristoff declined to appear before a legislative ...

10. Christopher Cerf faces ethical controversy
(N.J./State)

BY SHARON HARRIS-ZLOTNICK NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM When does a personal connection become a professional conflict? New Jersey's Acting Education Commissioner Christopher D. Cerf, 56, may confront that ...

11. Gov. Christie’s N.J. budget address of 2011 (TEXT)
(N.J./State)

...   It has been over a quarter century since a Presidential Commission warned that our public schools were threatened by “a rising tide of mediocrity.”Acting Commissioner Cerf laid out our vision ...

12. Christopher Cerf supports N.J. teacher tenure based on ability
(N.J./State)

... Christopher Cerf said job protection should be awarded and protected based on the proposed reviews. Cerf said he will attempt to move Christie's proposals that would grant tenure in as little as three ...

13. N.J. Education Commissioner Cerf to address teacher effectiveness and tenure reform
(N.J./State)

TOM HESTER SR. NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM State Acting Education Commissioner Chris Cerf will make what his office is describing as a major address Wednesday on public school teacher effectiveness and tenure ...

14. YEARS OF POOR PUBLIC SCHOOLING REFLECTED IN DUMB DISTRACTIONS IN POLITICAL PROCESS
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... DAYS....IT MAKES ME PINCH MY NIPPLE AND ORGASM. ARE WE THAT STUPID AS NATION THAT THE BIRTH CERFICATE HAS BEEN PROVEN BUT WE CONTINUE TO GET DISTRACTED OVER STUPID STUFF........REMEMBER HOW WE REEVALUATED ...

15. YEARS OF POOR PUBLIC SCHOOLING REFLECTED IN DUMB DISTRACTIONS IN POLITICAL PROCESS
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... MISS THOSE DAYS....IT MAKES ME PINCH MY NIPPLE AND ORGASM. ARE WE THAT STUPID AS NATION THAT THE BIRTH CERFICATE HAS BEEN PROVEN BUT WE CONTINUE TO GET DISTRACTED OVER STUPID STUFF........REMEMBER ...

16. New Jersey students again outperform most of nation in science tests
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... leaders in science and technology is seriously in danger," said Alan Friedman, former director of the New York Hall of Science. Christopher Cerf, New Jersey's acting education commissioner, told the ...

17. State pushes data to show N.J. urban charter schools outperform neighboring public schools
(N.J./State)

... Cerf said. "High-quality charters in New Jersey are shining examples of why we can no longer accept that zip code equals destiny. It's critical that we act immediately to strengthen and expand charter ...

18. New Jersey approves 23 new charter schools in 11 counties, including 5 high schools in Newark
(N.J./State)

... for its excellence," state Acting Education Commissioner Chris Cerf said. "The record number of new charter schools approved today is a tangible example of Governor Christie's commitment to bold and ambitious ...

19. Report says Christie to nominate Christopher Cerf as new education commissioner
(N.J./State)

Montclair resident is former NYC deputy schools chancellor Christopher Cerf of Montclair, a former New York City deputy schools chancellor, will be nominated as the next New Jersey education commissioner, ...

20. Things you may not know about George Gershwin
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... genius. He was driving somewhere with Bennett Cerf, the publisher. Cerf was driving very fast. So Gershwin said to him, For God's sake, be careful! You've got Gershwin in the car!" *** He never married. ...