Governor Chris Christie fired seven county superintendents, who represented Bergen, Burlington, Cape May, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean and Somerset counties.
County school superintendents oversee local school board actions such as budgets, curriculum and major hirings. The firings will allow the Governor to appoint leaders of his own selection to the positions.
While the changes shook the education establishment, and further irritated Democrats, who called the firings politically motivates, they could bring a welcome change for the private school industry who have been frustrated by local county leaders who are not working in step with the Governor’s stated agenda of change, choice and outcomes.
