school aid

In the 2022-23 school year, the state takes its fifth step in its five-year transition back to its funding formula. More than 30% of districts are losing aid.

The funding formula was approved in 2008 and upheld by the courts, though it was only followed for a year. A task force could examine it for updates.

Federal education officials ordered New Jersey to restore millions of dollars in school funding cuts to as many as 81 school districts and charter schools.

The 2022 state budget appropriates $46.4 billion, including $6.9 billion toward pensions. There's no extra money toward NJ Transit or the school aid formula.

A planned increase in school aid was erased two months ago. The proposed state budget makes no additional cuts.

In a rare move, one of the state's 21 county prosecutors has waded into a school funding debate.

New Jersey doesn’t have the money to spend more, so local taxpayers may be forced to pay more.

Senate President Steve Sweeney says a bill redistributing more than a half-billion dollars in state aid over seven years will be approved next week.

Gov. Phil Murphy’s proposed budget puts almost as much additional money into the school aid as the last five budgets combined – yet still drew criticism.

In most districts, last-minute cuts to school funding have been shrunk by more than half. But they'd still get less under a plan due to pass Thursday.