NJ LEGISLATURE ON PUBLIC SCHOOLS: SOME PROGRESS, REAL THREATS
By David Sciarra At the end of June, the New Jersey Legislature passed the FY19 State Budget and…
NJ LEGISLATORS CAN’T FUND PUBLIC SCHOOLS BUT WILL SEND MILLIONS MORE TO PRIVATE SCHOOLS
A bill fast-tracked by legislative leaders in the New Jersey Senate and Assembly would require the State to…
AID CUTS LOOM FOR STUDENTS IN 188 NJ DISTRICTS
Senate President Steve Sweeney has proposed changes to New Jersey’s school funding formula – the School Funding Reform…
192 NJ DISTRICTS NOW SPENDING BELOW “T&E”
A new Education Law Center analysis shows that 192 New Jersey school districts, serving over 682,000 students, are…
GOVERNOR MURPHY BEGINS TO FILL THE SCHOOL FUNDING HOLE LEFT BY HIS PREDECESSOR
Governor Phil Murphy’s proposed education budget for FY19 is the first in eight years to distribute state aid…
JERSEY CITY SCHOOLS ARE NOT OVERFUNDED
ELC Policy Brief Recommends Steps to Address Jersey City’s Below Adequacy School Budget A common misconception about Jersey…
MOVING NEW JERSEY TO SCHOOL FUNDING ADEQUACY
By David Sciarra After nearly a decade of flat state school aid under former Governor Christie, the State…
NEW JERSEY BEGINS LONG ROAD BACK TO FAIR SCHOOL FUNDING
After months of uncertainty and only weeks before the start of school, New Jersey school districts have been…
THOUSANDS OF NJ STUDENTS WILL SUFFER IF DISTRICTS LOSE ADJUSTMENT AID
Some New Jersey legislators, led by Senate President Steve Sweeney, are pushing a plan to cut $733 million…
FUNDING GAPS WIDEN BETWEEN NEW JERSEY’S LOW AND HIGH POVERTY SCHOOLS
Under Governor Chris Christie, funding gaps between school districts with the highest and lowest student poverty rates continue…