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Shutterstock House Bill 1 could have Ohio following in the footsteps of states with school funding models that are seen as very successful, most notably New Jersey and Wyoming. Ohio legislators are trying to pass major reforms to the state’s school funding model, a model that the Ohio Supreme Court has ruled unconstitutional four times. If House Bill 1 – known as the Fair School Funding Plan – passes, many of the changes would have Ohio following in the footsteps of states already touted for their education funding models, including New Jersey and Wyoming. New Jersey's legal challen...

Here comes a flood of federal money. Will Jersey squander it? | Moran Updated Mar 01, 2021; Posted Feb 28, 2021 Gov. Phil Murphy signs legislation to permanently establish the Community College Opportunity Grant Program in state law at Hudson County Community College in Jersey City, Friday, His budget would increase spending by 9 percent, before federeal aid arrives.. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal) Facebook Share New Jersey is flush these days, with Gov. Phil Murphy proposing the biggest budget ever, a 9 percent bump, with no increase in taxes or fees. For this split second, happ...

N.J. digital divide down to 400 students who don’t have access to a computer or internet connection, Murphy says Updated Feb 04, 2021; Posted Feb 03, 2021 Wednesday, April 8, 2020 - Trenton Public Schools (TPS) distribute laptop computers to students for use at home during the statewide emergency. In addition to a limited number of home stops, the three distribution points are the Board of Education building, Trenton Central High School, and the Daylight Twilight SchoolMichael Mancuso | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com Facebook Share , a special resource guide created for parents, students a...

‘Unfortunately, this administration has been no different in this regard than its predecessors,’ says advocate  Paterson’s School No. 14, built in 1886, is one of the many crumbling schools around the state. A four-decade legal battle over public school funding has landed back in the New Jersey Supreme Court, with a prominent watchdog group accusing state officials of again ignoring a constitutional mandate to repair and replace aging and shoddy school buildings in many of the state’s poorest communities. The motion filed by the Education Law Center (ELC) on Friday claims that since ...

Here's a puzzling question: Why is it that Trenton can find billions of dollars for corporate tax breaks, but can't scare up money for school funding