Chris Christie Announces Plan To Privatize New Jersey Public Schools

Chris Christie Announces Plan To Privatize New Jersey Public Schools: "NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie announced a pilot program on Thursday that would allow private companies to run public schools in some of the state's chronically underperforming school districts.

The public-private partnership would authorize school management organizations to operate five schools, and would target some of the 100,000 New Jersey students now enrolled in 200 chronically failing schools, the governor's office said.

The state's teachers union, which has clashed with the Republican governor over cuts to school aid and other issues, said the plan was part of Christie's 'ongoing effort to privatize public education in New Jersey.'"