Acting Commissioner Hendricks' refusal to engage

Acting Commissioner Hendricks' refusal to engage "Acting Commissioner Hendricks' refusal to engage in a discussion with vagaries professional educators in a professional development setting is astounding. The tone of her email is consistent with prior statements from the Christie administration — filled with political rhetoric and inaccurate characterizations of NJEA.

"Her claim that NJEA refuses to be a partner in bold education reform is simply untrue, and I find it highly ironic that she makes that claim on the eve of the NJEA Convention, which is the largest and most exciting professional development event in the world for educators. She should come and see for herself, rather than parrot the anti-NJEA, anti-teacher vitriol of the Christie Administration.

"NJEA has a tremendous record of involvement in reform and improvement of instruction. We launched the Hipp Foundation 17 years ago to support educational innovation, and since then, it has awarded $1.4 million to 272 exemplary curriculum projects created by educators — and which are shared with colleagues around the state.