New Jersey Supreme Court to Issue School Funding Ruling Today
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A ruling from the New Jersey Supreme Court is expected today on whether Governor Chris Christie’s cuts to public school funding violated the state constitution and left schools underfunded by as much as $1.7 billion.
The court will decide a lawsuit that claims the cuts violated a 2008 funding formula to support the state’s poorest school districts. Christie, a Republican, said the reductions were necessary to balance the budget and the court should let him resolve the question with the Democratic-controlled legislature. He has warned of “unthinkable” cuts in other state programs if the court rules against him.