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Ali, Fulop vocalize issues with Jersey City school funding at joint meeting between BOE, council Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop (left) and Board of Education President Mussab Ali. Screenshots via Facebook Live. By Daniel Ulloa/Hudson County View Board of Education President Mussab Ali said early on at the roughly hour-long session that the district will have $250 million cut over the next three years before Mayor Steven Fulop gave his two cents on the matter. “I think we all share in a common goal recognizing that fixing the school problem here in Jersey City is crucial to the future of our...

Jersey City BOE and city council appear to find common ground on school funding crisis The Jersey City Board of Education and city council met to discuss the school district’s ongoing school funding crisis last night, though the video wasn’t available until this afternoon since technical issues made it unavailable in real time. By Daniel Ulloa/Hudson County View “I think it’s a historic event for us to be coming together during this funding crisis and it shows the recognition that our city leaders have in terms of this funding crisis and the fact that we’re going to be working coll...

Jersey City BOE introduces $827M budget as they await clarity on several funding details By Daniel Ulloa/Hudson County View The school district’s current spending plan is anticipating a $153 million shortfall, which called for a $100 tax levy: which officials projected will cost households about $1,168 a year or $97 a month in tax increases. “Yes, it seems excessive, but we’re making up for what we were doing in the past … There’s no time like the present,” stated Superintendent of Schools Franklin Walker, who sounded optimistic that additional revenue streams may become available...

Jersey City school district is preparing for a reopening. When can it happen? That’s the question Updated Jan 31, 2021; The Jersey City school district is working to get schools ready for an eventual reopening, but whether that happens before the end of the school year remains to be seen. The district released a 330-page document on “Building Readiness,” detailing the actions taken and the costs of getting schools in shape to safely bring back students, who have been learning remotely since March 2020. The document includes lists of the cleaning supplies and personal protective equipm...

COVID-unit staff at RMC in Anniston get ‘desperately needed’ PPP Air purifying devices delivered to RMC COVID-19 units By Jonathan Skinner | January 12, 2021 at 12:55 PM CST - Updated January 12 at 1:46 PM ANNISTON, Ala. (WBRC) - Desperately needed personal protective devices are arriving to help staff in COVID units at Regional Medical Center in Anniston. Twenty powered air-purifying respirators were delivered by the officers from the Oxford Police Department. They drove to Miami and back to get devices. “This is something we knew would make a difference at the hospital, ...