By Brent Johnson, NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
Gov.-elect Phil Murphy announced Friday he’s nominating the superintendent of Asbury Park schools to be New Jersey’s next education commissioner — and tasked him with helping “revolutionize learning” in the state.
Murphy said Lamont Repollet — who has run the Monmouth County city’s school system since 2014 — will help him with some of his biggest goals for education: eliminating controversial PARCC testing and improving the state’s relationship with teachers after eight years of Republican Gov. Chris Christie.
[…]Donna Chiera, president of the state’s American Federation of Teachers union, said Repollet is “accomplished and experienced.”
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