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Articles by Chris Cerf

Chris Cerf is the former superintendent of Newark Public Schools and the former New Jersey commissioner of education. He serves on the board of ExcelinEd, a national nonprofit focused on state-based education policy.

New Jersey

Former NJ Schools Chief: Lower Passing Scores a Parlor Trick That Hurts Students

Chris Cerf
Coronavirus

Cerf & Skandera: In the Current Crisis, Schools Were Totally Unprepared to Keep Learning Going. States Must Ensure This Never Happens Again

Chris Cerf & Hanna Skandera
Opinion

Chris Cerf: Equality of Opportunity Is the Ultimate Goal of Education Reform. We Must Never Lose Sight of That Objective

Chris Cerf
Opinion

Chris Cerf: Tossing Aside the ‘Reform’ Label in Education Reform Must Not Mean Anything Goes

Chris Cerf
Janus v. AFSCME

Chris Cerf: When Support Is No Longer Mandated, It Must Be Earned. How Will the Unions Rise to That Challenge Under Janus?

Chris Cerf
Opinion

Chris Cerf: How Newark’s Public Schools — Both Traditional and Charter — Are Working Together to Lift All Boats

Chris Cerf
Opinion

Chris Cerf Reviews ‘The Prize’: The Book Was More Balanced Than the Book Tour

Chris Cerf