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Christie stirs outrage of an old enemy, teachers unions
NY school problems highlight debate over outside 'receivers'
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Christie stirs outrage of an old enemy, teachers unions

Posted: 03 Aug 2015 11:06 AM PDT

HADDONFIELD, N.J. (AP) — More than any single Democrat, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's greatest rival has been the biggest teachers union in his home state.

NY school problems highlight debate over outside 'receivers'

Posted: 03 Aug 2015 08:03 AM PDT

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The clock is ticking for leaders of New York's most chronically underperforming public schools, who under a new state law must quickly begin to turn things around or lose control to an outsider — a tactic that has produced mixed results elsewhere.