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- 12/23/11 New Jersey awarded $38 million in federal funding through Race to the Top 3 competition
- 12/16/11 Department of Education and Department of Military and Veteran Affairs collect more than 125,000 holiday cards from students for US military service men and women as part of Governor Christie's "Season of Service"
- 12/16/11 Department of Education Releases Violence and Vandalism in Schools Report
- 12/8/11 N.J. State Board of Education Creates Task Force to Address State's Academic Achievement Gap
- 12/6/11 Department of Education announces two December public hearings of the College and Career Readiness Task Force - one in the north and one in the south
- 11/16/11 Governor Chris Christie Announces Education Reform Agenda to Turn Around Lowest Performing Schools in No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Waiver Application
- 11/4/11 West Orange Teacher Receives $25,000 National Teaching Award
- 11/3/11 Christie Administration Seeks Public Input on NCLB Waiver Centered on Increasing Flexibility and Strengthening Accountability
- 11/3/11 Christie Administration announces the availability of an additional $8.2 million in Ed Jobs funding for school-level salary and benefits
- 11/2/11 New Jersey State Board of Education Approves Two Assistant Commissioners in the Continuing Reorganization of the Department of Education Focused on the Four Building Blocks of Success
- 11/1/11 New Jersey education system continues to improve overall national ranking on 2011 NAEP exam
- 10/26/11 Department of Education announces formation of College and Career Readiness Task Force
- 10/24/11 Christie Administration expands educational choice by offering 3,126 interdistrict choice seats in 71 school districts Deadline for parents to submit a letter of intent to apply for 2012-13 school year is November 1
- 10/19/11 Department of Education submits application for Race to the Top - Early Learning Challenge to improve the quality of early childhood programs for 75,000 low-income students across New Jersey
- 10/7/11 Governor's Education Transformation Task Force to Hold Public Hearings October 17 and 18
- 10/5/11 New Board Member Sworn into State Board of Education
- 10/5/11 Burlington County Social Studies Teacher Named New Jersey 2011-2012 Teacher of the Year
- 9/30/11 Christie Administration Expands High Quality Educational Options with Approval of Four Additional New Charter Schools Scheduled to Open in 2012
- 9/23/11 Department of Education Announces Members of Statewide Advisory Committee to Guide Teacher Evaluation Pilot Program
- 9/20/11 Acting Education Commissioner Chris Cerf Issues Statement on New Jersey's Participation in Writing New Science Standards
- 9/15/11 Governor Chris Christie Praises New Jersey's "National Blue Ribbon" Schools
- 9/14/11 Governor Chris Christie's Building Blocks for Success in Education Makes Educator Talent in New Jersey a Top Priority
- 9/13/11 Christie Administration Takes Action to Implement Building Block of High Academic Standards in New Jersey Schools
- 9/12/11 Governor Chris Christie Outlines Education Reform Agenda Centered on Four Building Blocks for Success in New Jersey's Schools
- 9/9/11 Open letter to charter school leaders
- 9/1/11 Department of Education announces 11 districts to participate in a teacher evaluation pilot program
- 9/1/11 OpEd from Acting Commissioner Christopher D. Cerf: N.J. set to pilot new teacher evaluation systems
- 8/9/11 Acting Commissioner Christopher D. Cerf's statement on Secretary Arne Duncan's announcement of NCLB waivers
- 8/4/11 New Member Sworn in to State Board of Education
- 8/4/11 State Board of Education Elects President and Vice President for 2011-12 Academic Year
- 7/27/11 Christie Administration Announces Up To $55 million in School Improvement Grant Funds To Help Improve Nine Low Performing Schools
- 7/15/11 Christie Administration Continues to Increase Options for Students with Nine New Charter Schools Opening in September
- 7/14/11 Governor's Education Transformation Task Force Seeks Public Input
- 7/13/11 Department of Education Adopts New Organization Structure Signaling Focus on Comprehensive Reform
- 7/12/11 Governor Chris Christie Announces Education Allocation Plan Which Increases School Funding for Every District in New Jersey
- 7/7/11 Governor's Education Transformation Task Force to Hold Public Hearings July 11 and 12
- 6/22/11 New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education Presents Awards to Outstanding Community Advocates
- 6/21/11 Christie Administration Announces $1.1 Million Competitive Grant Encouraging School Districts to Participate in Teacher Evaluation Pilot Program
- 6/9/11 Governor Chris Christie Announces Innovative Transformation Schools Initiative
- 6/9/11 Principal and Teacher Effectiveness is the Focus of Statewide Conference for School Leaders
- 6/7/11 Acting Commissioner Cerf Applauds Work of Educators, Calls for More Comprehensive and Transparent Graduation Data
- 6/3/11 Governor Chris Christie speaks at Community Education Resource Network (CERN) Commencement Exercises at the Gordon Theater at Rutgers University in Camden, N.J. on Friday, June 3, 2011.
- 5/25/11 West New York School District Cited as A National Leader In Preparing Students for College
- 5/24/11 Governor Christie on the New Jersey Supreme Court's Abbott Ruling
- 5/20/11 New Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending Provides, for the First Time, Complete Total Per-Pupil Cost; Outlines Actual Cost of Educating Students for Greater Accountability
- 5/13/11 Acting Education Commissioner Chris Cerf Tours Glen Rock High School
- 5/11/11 Acting Education Commissioner Chris Cerf Tours Harrington Park Elementary School
- 5/4/11 Governor Chris Christie Continues Bold Education Reform Agenda for Newark Public Schools with Naming of Cami Anderson as New Superintendent
- 4/29/11 Remarks By Governor Christie At Harvard Graduate School Of Education On April 29, 2011
- 4/29/11 2011 School Election Results
- 4/14/11 56 New Districts Join the Interdistrict Public School Choice Program, Providing Better Educational Opportunities for Students and Families
- 4/13/11 Governor Chris Christie Puts Forward Fundamental Education Reform Legislative Package that Puts Children First and Protects Teachers
- 4/13/11 Democrats & Education Leaders From Around The Country Echo
Governor Christie's Call For Needed Tenure Reform
- 4/12/11 Bullying Awareness and Prevention Seminar Offered by Department of Education; May 6 Seminar Registration Now Open
- 4/11/11 Governor Chris Christie Continues to Encourage Shared Sacrifice to Preserve School Employee Jobs During Economic and Budgetary Difficulties
- 4/11/11 $11 million in Federal Funds Awarded to Improve New Jersey's Persistently Underperforming Schools; Acting Commissioner Challenges Schools to Submit Aggressive Strategies for Change
- 4/7/11 Governor Christie on Education: Reinvigorate, Reward, Reform
- 4/7/11 The Christie Reform Agenda: Making 2011 the Year of Education Reform
- 4/7/11 The Year of Education Reform Governor Christie's Reforms Build on a Record of Improving Education in New Jersey
- 4/4/11 Governor Chris Christie Takes Action to Cut Red Tape, Spur Innovation and Increase Flexibility in the Classroom
- 3/25/11 Acting Commissioner Cerf Asks School Leaders to Back Governor's Education Reforms, Tying Student Learning, Teacher Effectiveness to Evaluations
- 3/23/11 NJDOE acting Commissioner Chris Cerf and the NJ State Board of Education Visit Union County Vocational Technical Schools
- 3/3/11 Governor Christie Welcomes Recommendations of the New Jersey Educator Effectiveness Task Force as Guide for Reform to Put Results for Children First
- 3/2/11 Commissioner Reads to Students at the Taunton Forge Elementary School
- 2/23/11 Governor Christie's Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Prioritizes Education, Increasing State Aid in 2011 - The Year of Education Reform in New Jersey. Governor's Budget Increases State Aid for Every School District
- 2/18/11 ENDING A BROKEN TENURE SYSTEM IN NEW JERSEY. Acting Education Commissioner Chris Cerf outlines the Christie Administration proposals for change during a Feb. 16, 2011 address at Princeton University
- 2/16/11 Four New Members Sworn in to NJ State Board of Education
- 2/9/11 NJ Students Most Prepared for College, Yet Achievement Gap Remains for Minorities 7th Annual AP Report to the Nation Shows
- 2/8/11 Acting New Jersey Commissioner of Education Chris Cerf and Newark Mayor Cory Booker discuss the Newark school system on the John Gambling Show on WOR radio in NY on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011.
- 2/8/11 New Jersey Department of Education Releases 2010 School Report Cards; Revamping of Data Begins Next Year
- 2/2/11 Point Pleasant Teacher Receives $25,000 National Award for Excellence From Milken Foundation and New Jersey Department of Education
- 1/25/11 National Science Assessment Data Underscores Need for Education Reforms in New Jersey - Achievement Gap between Low-income and Wealthier Students More Than 30 Percent
- 1/20/11 What They Are Saying... Opinion Makers & Education Advocates Agree: "[Governor Christie's] commitment toward charter schools is good news."
- 1/19/11 Acting Commissioner's Statement on Resignation of Newark Superintendent Clifford B. Janey
- 1/18/11 Christie Administration Demonstrates Commitment to Improving Access to Quality Education With Record Number of New Charter School Approvals
- 1/18/11 New Data Shows That Charter Schools Consistently Outperform Their In-District Counterparts
- 1/5/11 State Achievement Tests Show Need for Christie Reform Agenda; Zip Code Equals Destiny as Low-Income Students Continue to Post Low Scores
- 1/5/11 Ten Blue Ribbon Schools Honored at NJ State Board of Education Meeting