Gov. Christie Taking Education Plan to Harvard

NJ Gov. to discuss reform proposals with faculty and students

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will air his education plans in another high-level academic setting.

Christie is scheduled to speak with faculty and students at the Harvard University Graduate School of Education in Cambridge, Mass., on Friday.

The governor's proposals to end lifetime teacher tenure, tie educators' raises to student performance and speed the process forgetting rid of bad teachers have drawn national interest.

His plans have gotten a cool reception from the public teachers union back home.

Friday's event will be the Christie administration's third presentation of its reform proposals before a prestigious academic audience.

Christie addressed education experts at a Brookings Institute-sponsored event in New York City last month. His education commissioner, Chris Cerf, presented the administration's ideas at Princeton University in February.

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