5-1-12 REVISED GRADUATION RATES per County-District, AS RELEASED 120501
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5-1-12 Department of Education Release explains policy rationals for new rate methodology, federal requirements for revision of gradnuation rates
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4-11,12-12 p.m - Governor's Press Release re Priority, Focus and Rewards Schools Final list...PolitickerNJ and NJ Spotlight articles
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November Elections for Schools - Department of Education FAQ's
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List of PRIORITY, FOCUS and REWARDS SCHOOLS per DOE Application on ESEA (NCLB) Waiver
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Education Transformation Task Force Initial Report...45 recommendations for starters
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7-14-11 DOE Guidance on Local Options for using Additional State School Aid in FY'12 State Budget.PDF
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7-14-11 State GUIDANCE re: Using Additional State Aid as Property Tax Relief in this FY'12 Budget year.PDF
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FY'12 State School Aid District-by-District Listing, per Appropriations Act, released 110711
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7-12-11 pm District by District Listing of State Aid for FY'12 - Guidelines to be released later this week (xls)
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Democrat Budget Proposal per S4000, for Fiscal Year 2011-2012
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Additional School Aid [if the school funding formula,SFRA, were fully funded for all districts] per Millionaires' Tax bill S2969
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4-29-11 BOOMERANG! Near 80 per cent of School Budgets Passed in Wednesday'sSchool Elections
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4-7-11 Gov. Christie - 'Addressing New Jersey's Most Pressing Education Challenges'
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GSCS - Local District Listing : Local Funds Transferred to Charter Schools 2001-2010
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GSCS Bar Chart: Statewide Special Education cost percent compared to Regular & Other Instructional cost percent 2004-2011
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Link to Teacher Evaluation Task Force Report
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1-24-11 GSCSS Testimony before Assembly Education Committee: Charter School Reform
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1-13-11 Supreme Court Appoints Special Master for remand Hearing
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7-21-10 List of bills in Governor's 'Toolkit'
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Office on Legislative Services Analysis of Department of Educaiton - State Budget for FY'11
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4-21-10 DOE posts election results
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4-15-10 Education Week - Education Secretary recommends federal funds to 'preserve' education jobs
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3-23-10 GSCS Testimony presented to Senate Budget Committee on State Budget FY'11
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GSCS - Formula Aid Loss and Percent Loss by District - Statewide
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GSCS - Formula Aid Loss under 50%, by County
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GSCS - Formula Aid Loss of 50% or more, by County
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State Aid 2010 Reserve Calculation and Appeal Procedures
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School Aid Withheld Spreadsheet
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1-13-10 Christie's New Commissioner of Education to be announced today - 12:30 Statehouse Press Conference
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1-13-10 New Commissioner of Education to be announced today - 12:30 Statehouse Press Conference
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STATE BOARD of EDUCATION 2009-2010 MEETINGS SCHEDULE
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10-2-09 News of Note
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10-1-09 Education Week on Acheivement Gap narrowing; Algebra Testing
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ARRA funding guidelines& NJ accountability summary - links from Federal Government
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August 2009 Information on Federal Stimulus funding supporting school districts Fiscal Year 2009-2010
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7-22-09 'State gives extra aid for schools an extraordinary boost'
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7-16-08 Schools Testing measures adopted; Test scoring upgraded - harder to pass
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6-26-09 Executive Director to GSCS Trustees; Wrap Up Report - State Budget and Assembly bills this week
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6-18-09 NJ toughens high school graduation requirements
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6-10-09 Education Week on Abbott Decision
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6-9-09 COMMENTARY on Supreme Court Abbott school funding decisio
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5-09 GSCS ASKS - Education funding questions- school districts need answers
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5-19-09 Treasurer David Rousseau announces additional round of cuts to Gov's proposed State Budget FY2009-2010
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5-14-09 GSCS Heads Up - State Aid payments to be delayed into next Fiscal Year
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4-23-09 The public shows its support for public education in passing nearly 75% of school budgets statewide
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4-22-09 Statewide County by County Results FY0910 School Budget Elections
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4-22-09 Statewide District by District Results FY0910 School Budget Elections
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4-22-09 Department of Education releases recap of school budget vote, 73.5 passage rate
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4-21-09 Today is School Board Election Day - Remember to Vote
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090416 DOE RELEASE - Fed'l StimulusTITLE 1 ALLOCATIONS
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090416 DOE RELEASE - Fed'l Stimulus IDEA ALLOCATIONS
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3-25-09 Judge Doyne makes recommendation to Supreme Court on Abbott v School Funding Reform Act
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3-26 & 27-09 Abbott recommendation back to Supreme Court: - editorials & articles
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3-09 School Facilities Grant Program - Regular Operating Districts: Allocations & Analysis Round One
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Title 1 funding charts - Same as immediately below, but in PDF form: Latest Title 1 'preliminary' funding under the ARRA 3-09
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2-23-09 'There's no formula for fairness in school aid case'
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NJ District listing, Title One & IDEA under federal stimulus law
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11-25-08 Perspective piece criticizes recent Supreme Court Abbott decision
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9-24-08 Supreme Court hearing on constitutionality of School Funding Reform Act
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SAVE THE DATE - OCT. 7TH
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NJ League of Municipalities & NJ Dept of Education Education Forum Invitation
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6-4-08 Education Week Releases 'Diplomas Count' report & data
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Estimated 2008-2009 State Aid by County & District
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Annual School Budget Election Results by County Percentage of Budgets Approved, 1994-2007
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Compares Total Per Pupil State Aid (minus adjustments) under new formula - '06'07 to '08'09
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11-20-07 RELEASE OF NEW SCHOOL FUNDING FORMULA LIKELY TO BE DELAYED UNTIL AFTER THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
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11-13-07 Speaker Roberts & Assembly Democrats Affordable Housing Proposal
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GSCS School Funding Paper 'Funding NJ's Schools...Finding a Workable Solution' distributed 10-22-07 at Press Conf in Trenton
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UPDATED - Possible Spec. Educ. Aid Loss to districts (based on current aid per current, yet outdated by 6 years, CEIFA distribution) if state chooses to 'wealth-equalize' this aid in a future formula
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10-23-07 NJSBA write up on GSCS Press Conf. re 'Funding NJ Schools...Finding a Workable Solution'
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GSCS School Funding Paper distributed 10-22-07 at Press Conf in Trenton
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10-23 Media reports & Trenton responses to date re GSCS Press Conf
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Spec. Educ. Aid Loss to districts (based on current aid per current, yet outdated by 6 years, CEIFA distribution) if state chooses to 'wealth-equalize' this aid in a future formula
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9-20-07 New Jersey School Boards Assoc. Releases its Report on Special Education
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Background Paper: Public School Funding in Massachusetts 7-07
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7-31-07 EMAILNET Status of School Funding Formula, more
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Tax Foundation 'Background Paper' Appropriation by Litigation
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8-7-07 'State rebuilds school construction program'
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7-26-07 Council on Local Mandates reverses DOE spec ed regulation
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7-26-07 Education Law Center on school funding reform via is subgroup report
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Excel Spreadsheet on New DFG's based on 2000 census
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STATEWIDE DATA and more: Charts, Reports
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Important School Funding Data Reports
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5-21-07 In Connecticut '2 School Aid Plans Have a Similar Theme'
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APRIL '07 MOODY's OUTLOOK ON SCHOOLS -NEGATIVE
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3-26-07 Education Week 'Quality Counts 2006' on NJ School Policy
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3-25-07 New York Times on NJ Comparative Spending Guide, more on Gov putting off signing A1, Tax Caps & Rebate bill
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2-27-07 Department of Education Power Point on State Aid for FY07-08 compared to FY 06-07
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2-14-07 GSCS letter to Gov Corzine & Commr of Education Davy - Request for State Aid FY0708
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2-7-07 Department of Education Releases 2006 School Report Cards
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2-7-07 School funding, school audits - need for new formula underscored
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Scheduled for Monday 1-22-07& website to study on cost to local taxpayers when school funding formula ingored by state
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11-15-06 The Special Session Jt Committee Reports
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11-11-06 'GSCS is working hard on the behalf of hundreds of school communities across the state'
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11-10-06 NJ education chief vows urban support
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11-6-06 The need for special education funding to stay as a 'categorical' aid based on each students disability is real
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Nov 2006 Special Aid loss to districts if aid were based on current ability-to-pay formula
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10-21-06 Education Data Study Released - how the news is being reported
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10-30-06 NY Times
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9-5-06 GSCS Testimony on cost saving meaures in Trenton
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Some Abbott funding history see May 27 1998 - Education Week article on Abbott V court decision
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School Budget Elections 2006 Summary Data
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6-12-06 EMAILNET - Extraordinary Special Education student aid; FY07 Budget 'crunch' is on; news clips
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Assembly Speaker Roberts proposes 'CORE' plan for schools & towns
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GSCS Charts show pressure on school funding
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FUNDING HISTORY- some articles
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3-28-06 State Budget FY07 - GSCS testimony before Assembly Budget Comm
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Funding Coalition submits paper 'Beginning Discussions on School Funding Reform'
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Governor Corzine takes steps towards major policy initiatives.
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3-28-06 NY Times re Texas school finance case
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3-24-06 EMAILNET FYI Update on Gov Corzine's Budget FY07
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3-23-06 EMAILNET Corzine says some Abbotts can raise taxes
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3-24-06 Schools learn who wins, loses in Corzine budget
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2-10-06 Star Ledger editorial re void of credible & useful data at Department of Education
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Dept Ed Directive 7-6-05: School Construction Sec 15 Grant Funding for more than 450 districts questionable
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EMAILNET 2-1-06 GSCS Advocacy FY07 Budget; On the Homepage Today
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2003 GSCS letter to legislators
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1-26-06 New York Times article re public schools fundraising for private support
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1-25-06 Star Ledger 'School District's Woes Point to Rising Tax Resistance'
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GSCS Testimony 2003 on Suggestions for School Funding - issues similar to 2005-6
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1-19-06 EMAILNET Quick Facts, On the Homepage Today
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EMAILNET 1-5-06 quick facts & State Board school funding Legal Committee decision
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Philadelphia Inquirer 6-16-05 Commissioner Librera Release Abbott Designation Report
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December 2005 Harvard Famiily Research Project Links
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Education Week article May 1998 Re Abbott Ruling 'High Court Ends School Funding Issues May 1998
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Standard & Poors Release Achievement Gap Study 8-23-05
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10-5-05 PRESS BRIEFING ON SCHOOL AID & FUNDING SPONSORED by Ad Hoc School Finance Discussion Group, GSCS is participant...10-6-05 ASbury Park Press (Gannett) & Press of Atlantic City articles
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Statehouse Press Briefing October 5, 2005 Notes & Handouts - Update on NJ School Finance
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Debt Service v State Share 0 to 40 Districts Before and After S200
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How State Figures Sending Districts' Per Pupil Cost
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GSCS School Funding and S1701 Power Point - February 2005
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DOE Announces NCLB-Designated Districts In Need of Improvement
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Rutgers-Eagleton Insitute analysis of property taxes-education funding issues
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Designation of Abbott Districts Criteria and Process
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NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts
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Standard & Poors National and State and School Data and Analyses
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Standard & Poors Releases Achievement Gap Study 8-23-05
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