<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/education/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110407/ap_on_re_us/us_christie_education"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20110407/capt.a4bbe480a8034521ba48a481c883b4cf-a4bbe480a8034521ba48a481c883b4cf-0.jpg?x=130&amp;y=86&amp;q=85&amp;sig=0WJ0DaxIaq8Wq0ZjqhRqHg--" height="86" width="130" alt="NJ Gov. Christie calls for peer teacher evaluation   (AP)" style="float: left; border: 0px;" />
</a>AP - New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Thursday called for public school teachers to be evaluated based equally on their classroom performance and student achievement and accused the state's largest teachers union of being a group of "bullies and thugs."</p><br style="clear: both;" />