Gov. Christie Needs a Clue
The New Jersey Education Law Center has sued New Jersey. I am no fan of the Ed Law Center and David Sciarra in particular, but it does what it does. That, however, does not excuse Governor Christie from keeping public information from the public.
Gov. Chris Christie has advised the education department not to release a report Tuesday which details how much New Jersey spends per pupil, over concerns it could hurt the state in a current legal challenge.
The above is plain ridiculous. If releasing how much taxpayers fund per student will hurt the state in the lawsuit, perhaps the Ed Law Center has a point. You do not conceal public information.
These are not national secrets. It is not a covert operation. It is not a trade secret. This is an accounting to the taxpayers for how much they are actually spending on public education.
This is civics 101 here, governor. Release the damn figures and just shut up about it. You are becoming ever so the politician with comments like this one.
Tags: Christie, Education, leadership, New Jersey, Politics, transparency




