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State aid cuts have left school districts across New Jersey unable to provide a constitutionally mandated "thorough and efficient" education, especially for the state's poorer students, a judge appointed by the Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.
It's now left to the state's highest court to decide what, if anything, to do about that. The court could order more state funding for the schools -- a notion that did not go down well with Governor Christie's office and could set the stage for a major showdown in Trenton.See the full content of this document
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School Aid Cuts Ruled Unjust
"I'm not the least bit surprised," Christie said while appearing on a radio program Tuesday night.
Part of the judge's findings on the relationship between funding levels and classroom performance validated his own belief that spending more on education doesn't necessarily lead to better results, Christie said."He...See the full content of this document
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