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Judge is critical of cuts in aid for New Jersey Schools
- 03-23-2011
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By Richard Pérez-Peña/New York Times
New Jersey’s cuts in school financing violate the State Constitution’s mandate to provide “a thorough and efficient” education system and hit poor districts especially hard, a judge reported to the State Supreme Court on Tuesday. The report by Judge Peter E. Doyne is not binding on the court, but it raises the prospect that the justices could once again order the state to direct more money to poor schools. That would complicate Gov. Chris Christie’s efforts to cut spending as the state struggles with its worst fiscal problems in generations. Shortly after taking office last year, Mr. Christie cut $475 million in school aid from the budget of about $11 billion that was already in place. For the fiscal year that began July 1, he and the Legislature reduced that aid by $820 million from the previous year, or about 8 percent; wealthier districts received no aid. For the coming year, he has proposed a $250 million increase. (more...)
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