Tepper Helps Gov. Christie Fight NJEA

Governor Christie has gained an important ally in his battle against the New Jersey Education Association, one who has a strong reputation in philanthropy toward education. Billionaire hedge fund manager from Livingston has joined forces with Alan Fournier, founder of Pennant Capital Management of Chatham, to form non-profit organization Better Education for New Jersey Kids.

Executive Director Derrell Bradford left Excellent Education for Everyone from Newark last week to run the Better Kids program.

According to the Wall Street Journal, Tepper’s new group wants to eliminate seniority in decisions about hiring teachers, establish a quality evaluation system for teachers and change tenure, going against much of NJEA policy.

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