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N.J. Supreme Court weighs state’s obligations to school funding during recession
Loading ...Wednesday’s long argument over funding New Jersey schools returned to the state Supreme Court, where stark battle lines were drawn.
The Newark-based Education Law Center, which advocates for needy students, argued that cuts in school funding made by Gov. Chris Christie and the Legislature last year violate the state’s constitutional obligations. It wants the state ordered to fully bankroll the court-approved school funding formula.
In response, the state argues that cuts to education couldn’t be avoided because of the recession — and that the court has no role in how the state spends its money because there’s no constitutional inequity in school funding.
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