TRENTON — Nearly every school district in New
Jersey would get an increase in state aid next year and none would see a
reduction, according to figures released Thursday by the Murphy
administration.
School budgets are the single greatest driver of New Jersey's property taxes, which are the highest in the nation.
Murphy's
budget would boost state aid by 3.5 percent, or $283.5 million. The
proposal also increases pre-school aid to existing programs by $33
million and add $25 million to expand pre-school for another 3,500
children.
Gov.
Phil Murphy said his school aid proposal would be the first step in
getting Trenton to fully fund the formula that the state developed in
2008.
“As an educator, I’m excited about this
budget because it’s the first time in years that we’ve seen this level
of emphasis on investing in education,” Acting Education Commissioner
Lamont O. Repollet, the former Asbury Park schools superintendent, said
in a prepared statement.
2019 Total Increase
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