Changes ahead for New Jersey Board of Education

     New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie stands in the Statehouse rotunda, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016, in Trenton, N.J. (Mel Evans/AP Photo)

    New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie stands in the Statehouse rotunda, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016, in Trenton, N.J. (Mel Evans/AP Photo)

    NJ Spotlight’s John Mooney joins NewsWorks tonight to discuss the changes.

    New Jersey governor Chris Christie is making big changes to the state’s Board of Education. This week he appointed five new members to the 13-person board. One person who was not re-appointed is Board of Education chair Mark Biedron. He’ll step down when his term ends in June.Joining NewsWorks Tonight guest host Brad Lidner to dissect the shake-up is NJ Spotlight’s John Mooney.

    Listen to their conversation below.

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