School Funding in the Final FY27 State Budget and Where NJ Goes from Here
When Governor Mikie Sherrill signed the FY27 State Budget last week, it marked another historic investment in New…
Breaking Down School Funding in Governor Sherrill’s Proposed FY27 Budget
Last month, Governor Mikie Sherrill released her first state budget proposal, including increases to PK-12 education funding that…
Statement from Danielle Farrie, ELC Research Director, on Governor Sherrill’s Proposed FY27 NJ State Budget
Today, Governor Mikie Sherrill released the first state budget of her administration, maintaining a commitment to public education…
NJ Legislators: Support State School Aid in Governor Murphy’s Proposed Budget but Know that work remains
June 12, 2025 As New Jersey “budget season” moves into the critical phase where Legislators and Governor Phil…
Statement from Danielle Farrie, Education Law Center Research Director, on Governor Murphy’s Proposed FY26 NJ State Budget
Governor Murphy’s proposed FY26 State Budget not only continues, for only the second year, to fully fund the…
New ELC Report: Fix the Contradiction in the Local Share to Improve School Funding in NJ
New Jersey’s property tax cap, a law aimed at minimizing annual increases in residents’ property tax bills, is…
The Good, the Bad and the Missing: Education Funding in NJ’s FY25 State Budget
The FY25 State Budget marks a historic public education milestone for the state of New Jersey. The sixteen-year-old…
Some School Funding Cuts are Restored, But the NJ Legislature’s Work is Not Done
Last week Governor Phil Murphy signed two bills offering some support for school districts facing state aid reductions…
The Time to Fix Special Education Funding in NJ is Now: New ELC Report Documents Disparities Resulting from Census-Based Funding
New Jersey’s school funding formula allocates resources for special education students using a census model that funds all…
ELC to the State of NJ: This is the How and Why of Reviewing the Current School Funding Formula
This is the first report in ELC’s A Roadmap for Improving New Jersey’s School Funding Formula series. To…