If you live in New Jersey, you are probably stuck with Chris Christie, whose education policies are disastrous for the state. He trashes his state’s teachers and public schools at every opportunity, even though New Jersey has the second highest scores on the federal tests called NAEP, behind only Massachusetts. He seems to have a visceral dislike bordering on hatred for the state’s public schools, even though he went to public schools.
Since he is sure to continue his relentless campaign to privatize public education and demoralize its teachers and administrators, that’s all the more reason you should vote for Marie Corfield. She is a teacher, a parent, and a fighter for good public schools.
Read Jersey Jazzman. He will give you many more reasons to vote for Marie Corfield.
She was endorsed by the Network for Public Education, which recognized her as a true friend of public education.
She will be strong and independent.
Send her a contribution if you can.
Diane Ravitch's blog 
I will definitely be voting for Barbara Buono for governor and Marie Corfield for the state legislature. I have voted for Marie Corfield in past elections which she lost. Barbara Buono is like David against the Goliath of Chris Christie but with a big difference. Unlike David, Buono’s supposed allies have either ignored her, abandoned her or are actively stabbing her in the back. 60 NJ Democratic officials have come out in support of Christie and scores of other Democrats have ignored Buono. Obama has given no support to Buono, when he was in NJ, he heaped praise on Chrisite and just ignored Buono. When Jimmy Carter was in NJ recently, the same thing happened; Carter heaped praise on Chritsie for his supposedly good handing of hurricane Sandy and said nothing to support Buono, he said NADA about Buono. With friends like that, who needs Republicans. Please read the Jersey Jazzman web site to read about the brave teacher who stood up to Christie and asked him questions on the campaign trail. Melissa Tomlinson is a hero teacher for standing up to Christie amongst all his cheering allies and fans.
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From the Jersey Jazzman web site: “In an exclusive, I am privileged to present an account of what happened today from Melissa Tomlinson, the brave South Jersey teacher who showed up at Christie’s partisan political rally in Somers Point this afternoon and dared to ask her governor a question – as is her right as a citizen and a taxpayer of New Jersey. Here, in Tomlinson’s own words, is what happened:
Well, I was in a crowd of all Christie supporters with my sign. They were all eyeing me apprehensively. A few tried to stare me down. Some of them even blocked me from the crowd.” [snip] “I (Melissa Tomlinson) asked him: “Why do you (Christie) portray our schools as failure factories?” His reply: “Because they are!” He said: “I am tired of you people. What do you want?”
For the rest of the story go to: http://jerseyjazzman.blogspot.com/
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