State School Funding

More Chutzpah in Lakewood

Once again, Lakewood's famous special education school is in the news. NJ Education Report has extensively covered the School for…

2 years ago

Sweeney’s New Public Policy Group Projects State School Spending To Creep To Almost $12 Billion

This week former Senate President Steve Sweeney's Center for Public Policy at Rowen University published a report that aims "to…

2 years ago

Trenton City Council President Challenges Teacher Pay and Poor Schools

Many committee meetings become heated at times, with members vying for face time and soundbites. Then there’s Trenton City Council--one…

3 years ago

New Jersey Tops the Charts for High-Quality Preschools –But We’re Spending Almost $19K Per Child

The National Institute for Early Education Research at Rutgers University just came out with its State of Preschool Yearbook for…

3 years ago

What’s Up With All the Bonuses To Jersey City School District Administrators?

Today the Jersey Journal recounts that Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop, perennially-hopeful gubernatorial candidate, is slamming the city School Board…

3 years ago

NJ EDUCATION AID: Murphy’s 2022-2023 School Aid Budget Is a ‘Positive Surprise’

New Jersey's 2022-23 state aid distribution is another big step towards state aid fairness. Thanks to the addition of $650…

3 years ago

Jersey City Board Members Fret Over School Taxes and Play ‘Texas Hold’em’

The Jersey City Board of Education held a marathon meeting yesterday trying to balance the burden on taxpayers---the proposed 2022-2023…

3 years ago

Senate Education Committee Approves Gopal Bill to Reexamine School Funding Formula

To ensure that the school funding formula is meeting the needs of students in every school district, yesterday the Senate…

3 years ago

Once Again, These ‘Fiscal Equity’ Lobbyists Futz With Facts To Satisfy a Flawed Premise

Here we go again. Bruce Baker and Mark Weber (aka Jersey Jazzman) have another report up at New Jersey Policy…

3 years ago

Education Law Center as ‘Brainless Cult’? New Jerseyans Weigh In on Feds’ Rejection of Murphy’s School Aid Allocations

Yesterday Education Law Center celebrated the news that the U.S. Education Department has ordered the Murphy Administration to increase state…

3 years ago