Candidates Are Drawing School Choice Battle Lines in Campaign to Succeed New Jersey Gov. Christie
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Education is shaping up as a major campaign issue in the race to succeed New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a staunch supporter of charter schools who is term-limited. With just a few weeks to go before the June 6 primary, the have expressed competing visions of what the education landscape should look like in the Garden State. Not surprisingly, the Republican candidates support the continued growth of charter schools, while the Democratic hopefuls are more skeptical. Here are a few of their positions:
- Leading Democratic candidate Phil Murphy, a retired Goldman Sachs banker, onetime U.S. ambassador to Germany, and former NAACP board member, refused to support the organization’s resolution last summer on charter schools, saying it went too far. But Murphy, who even before the vote, has been . He he supports high-performing charter schools — but he also favors a “time-out” on charter growth. Murphy is both the primary and the general election in November.
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Democratic state Sen. John Wisniewski a on charter schools.
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Republican Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli in failing districts but not in areas where student performance is high. He has for his lackluster support of charter schools.
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Christie’s lieutenant governor, Republican Kim Guadagno, in the race to talk about her support for school choice. She also favors school vouchers.
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