Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Hundreds of protesters rally outside Christie announcement

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Today's Bergen record:  "Hundreds of protesters rally outside Christie announcement" LINK

Kudos to my friend and colleague: Dina Scacchetti and her husband, Tom Beatini!

(edit) "Tom Beatini and his wife, Dina Scacchetti, of Hillsdale are retired teachers with a combined 67 years in the pension fund. But while they are concerned about their retirement, they said the bigger issue is the governor’s stances on public education — promoting charter schools, slashing school funding, and the installation of a 2 percent cap on budget increases and a salary cap for superintendents. “We’re all going to be paying for it for years to come,” Beatini said. (edit) See complete article