NJ school budget deficits prompt plea for legislative action

NJ school budget deficits prompt plea for legislative action

Lawmakers and school officials brainstormed policy ideas to prevent school budget deficits Thursday at the Statehouse in Trenton, but witnesses warned more state aid is key. (Photo by Dana DiFilippo/New Jersey Monitor)A growing spate of budget deficits at school districts around New Jersey drove Assembly lawmakers to convene a public hearing Thursday at the Statehouse, where advocates blamed all sorts of culprits but united on one big bogeyman: …

NJ school budget deficits prompt plea for legislative action.

"A growing spate of budget deficits at school districts around New Jersey drove Assembly lawmakers to convene a public hearing Thursday at the Statehouse, where advocates blamed all sorts of culprits but united on one big bogeyman: inadequate state funding,"…