What does a Christie Administration Mean for NJ Cities?

[Miss Tam-Tam]

Originally Posted by 5Reasons

3) Expect HARD mandates from the state to the NPS on administrative costs. The NPS is likely to be cut by about 200 MILLION to 300 MILLION dollars. About 100 MILLION will be shifted for charter schools. So if you're one of the suits on Cedar, you're probably facing a tough go, folks. (Note: Newark muni can probably increase funding by about 30 to 50M to blunt some of the shock, but that will probably cost the muni another 200 jobs)

Great post, Five. A drumbeat heard repeatedly in the campaign was about the percentage of the property tax dollars that fund the school system. This has been a ax sawed by those in towns outside of Newark whose tax dollars help to fund a system that -- with a few exceptions -- is failing.