SIX STEPS TO ACHIEVE FAIRNESS FOR STUDENTS IN THE FY14 EDUCATION BUDGET
For the fourth year in a row, Governor Christie’s proposed budget for public education seriously shortchanges New Jersey’s…
SCHOOL FUNDING GAPS WIDEN UNDER CHRISTIE ADMINISTRATION
As Governor Chris Christie proposes yet another year of underfunding the School Funding Reform Act (SFRA), a new…
CHRISTIE’S FAILURE TO FUND THE FORMULA FOUR YEARS RUNNING
Schools Could be Underfunded by $1.2 billion in FY14 Governor Christie’s proposed FY14 school aid budget drastically underfunds…
CHRISTIE ADMINISTRATION’S STEALTH TAX WIPES OUT SCHOOL AID INCREASES
Governor Christie’s proposed FY14 State Budget contains a special “assessment” or tax on 493 school districts that wipes…
STATE-OPERATED NEWARK SCHOOLS FACE STAGGERING $57 MILLION BUDGET DEFICIT
The State-operated Newark school district is facing a projected $57 million budget shortfall for the 2013-14 school year,…
NJ DISTRICTS STILL REELING FROM GOVERNOR CHRISTIE’S $1 BILLION FUNDING CUT IN FY11
The vast majority of NJ school districts have yet to recover from Governor Christie’s $1.1 billion cut in…
COURT REJECTS COMMISSIONER’S DECISION TO ALLOW CHARTERS TO CARRY EXCESS SURPLUS FUNDS
A New Jersey Appeals Court has ordered Commissioner of Education Christopher Cerf to reconsider the claim of the…
GOVERNOR CHRISTIE’S FY14 BUDGET: ANOTHER YEAR OF CUTS TO NJ PUBLIC SCHOOLS
In his proposed FY14 State Budget, Governor Christie continues to pursue his objective of cutting funding to New…
GOVERNOR’S ELECTION YEAR BUDGET AGAIN SHORTCHANGES NJ PUBLIC SCHOOLS
For the second straight year, Governor Chris Christie is proposing almost no increase in school aid in his…
EQUITY COMMISSION CALLS FOR BOLD ACTION ON SCHOOL FUNDING AND PRESCHOOL
Today, the federal Equity and Excellence Commission issued its report, “For Each and Every Child,” calling for “bold…