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ELC CALLS ON NJ TO USE CARES ACT FUNDS TO END DIGITAL DIVIDE AND ADDRESS EDUCATION INEQUITIES

Published on: May 4, 2020

ELC is urging Governor Murphy to promptly issue guidance to local school districts to prepare plans for using the CARES Act funds earmarked for NJ K-12 education.

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NEW JERSEY OWES $1.6 BILLION TO 187 CONSTITUTIONALLY UNDERFUNDED SCHOOL DISTRICTS

Published on: February 10, 2020

A new ELC analysis of the SFRA has found that the number of NJ school districts funded below their constitutional level of “adequacy” has risen to 187 in 2019-20.

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NEW JERSEY'S UNFINISHED BUSINESS: ADEQUATE FUNDING FOR ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS

Published on: January 29, 2020

With more than half of NJ students in inadequately funded schools, lawmakers and State education officials must take immediate steps to put the SFRA back on a path to full adequacy funding.

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NJ LEGISLATORS POISED TO SEND MORE TAXPAYER DOLLARS TO PRIVATE SCHOOLS WHEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE UNDERFUNDED BY $2 BILLION

Published on: December 13, 2019

A NJ bill would send another $3 million to reimburse private schools for nursing staff, on top of the over $14 million already appropriated for this purpose.

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LIFTING TAX CAP FAILS TO DELIVER ADEQUATE FUNDING TO NJ DISTRICTS FACING STATE AID CUTS

Published on: December 12, 2019

The NJ State Senate is considering a bill to allow certain school districts facing multi-year cuts in state aid to raise local property taxes above the annual 2% state cap.

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NEW JERSEY ON SLOW ROAD BACK TO FAIR SCHOOL FUNDING

Published on: July 17, 2019

Did the FY20 NJ State Budget Governor Murphy signed on June 30 improve resources and opportunities for the state's 1.4 million public school students?

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NJ LEGISLATORS READY TO SEND MILLIONS MORE TO PRIVATE SCHOOLS WHILE CUTTING AID TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Published on: June 19, 2019

A bill fast-tracked by NJ legislative leaders would open the door to sending millions more in taxpayer dollars to private and religious schools to pay the salaries of STEM teachers.

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166 NJ DISTRICTS NOW FUNDED BELOW “T&E”

Published on: May 14, 2019

In 2018-19, 166 New Jersey school districts serving over 662,000 or almost half of all students statewide are funded below “adequacy” under the state’s weighted student funding formula.

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