WHYY Blog: NJ’s NCLB Waiver
March 1, 2012Christie May Revisit Superintendent Salary Cap
March 1, 2012Poll of the Day
From today’s Quinnipiac University poll:
- New Jersey voters approve 50 – 43 percent of the way Christie is handling education and say 60 – 32 percent his proposal to limit teacher tenure is a good idea.
Opinions on other education questions are:
- By a 57 – 25 percent margin, voters have a favorable opinion of public school teachers;
- By a 46 – 31 percent margin, voters have an unfavorable opinion of the New Jersey Education Association. Voters in union households are favorable 42 – 37 percent;
- Voters oppose school vouchers 50 – 44 percent; Voters oppose expanding charter schools 52 – 41 percent;
- Voters say 72 – 24 percent that merit pay for good teachers is a good idea.