Abbott Districts

March 25, 2009 - 4:28pm
PRESS RELEASE

Buono: 'Court Ruling Validates New School Funding Formula'

BUONO: 'COURT RULING VALIDATES NEW SCHOOL FUNDING FORMULA'

EDISON – Senator Barbara Buono, D-Middlesex, the Chairwoman of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee and author of the legislation establishing a new school funding formula, issued the following statement today regarding Bergen County Superior Court Judge Peter Doyne’s finding that the new funding formula provides for the “thorough and efficient” education to which every child in New Jersey has a right:

“Today’s ruling regarding the new school funding formula is welcome news for New Jersey families. Judge Doyne’s recommendations validate the year-old formula and represent a significant step toward more equitably funding school districts throughout the State.

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March 25, 2009 - 1:20pm
PRESS RELEASE

CRYAN: 'ABBOTT' DECISION SHOWS LEGISLATURE, GOVERNOR TOOK RIGHT COURSE ON SCHOOL AID

CRYAN: 'ABBOTT' DECISION SHOWS LEGISLATURE,
GOVERNOR TOOK RIGHT COURSE ON SCHOOL AID

(TRENTON) - Assemblyman Joseph Cryan today said a nearly 300-page decision by a Superior Court judge tasked with reviewing the state's new school funding formula validates the approach of providing aid to children in every school district, not just a select few.

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July 2, 2008 - 10:18am
OPINION

A Meaningless Budget

The 2009 New Jersey State Budget  is not the stunning tribute to sound fiscal policy The Trenton insiders  would have you believe, but just a shallow campaign scam that reeks of political showmanship, while failing to address the state’s dire financial woes.

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May 22, 2008 - 11:08am
PRESS RELEASE

Lance Urges Governor to Drop School Borrowing Plans

Corzine Should Keep Pledge to Seek Voter Approval for New Debt

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May 21, 2008 - 3:43pm
PRESS RELEASE

BECK, O’SCANLON, CASAGRANDE EXPRESS OUTRAGE OVER KEANSBURG SUPERINTENDENT’S THREE- QUARTER MILLION DOLLAR RETIREMENT PACKAGE

12th District Legislators Senator Jennifer Beck, Assemblywoman Caroline Casagrande, and Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon today expressed outrage over news reports that Keansburg School District Superintendent Barbara Trzeskowski will receive a combined severance and benefits package worth nearly $750,000.

 

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September 10, 2007 - 2:54pm
PRESS RELEASE

McCullough,Amodeo,& Polistina: Pleasantville Corruption Warrants Re-Examination of Current School Aid Funding

MCCULLOUGH FOR SENATE

POLISTINA AND AMODEO FOR ASSEMBLY

McCullough,Amodeo,& Polistina: Pleasantville Corruption Warrants Re-Examination of Current School Aid Funding

(Atlantic County, NJ) Atlantic County’s Republican legislative team said today the “extensive corruption in the Pleasantville Board of Education should serve as a catalyst for the state to re-examine how it funds local education and whether the so-called Abbott district policy which provides additional funding to certain school districts should be substantially amended.”

 

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July 19, 2007 - 3:40pm
PRESS RELEASE

MAKE NEW JERSEY AFFORDABLE

One of my first priorities, if elected, would be

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