![]() It’s important to note that the new bill only aimed to deal with the inequities caused by the formula it did not tackle the formula itself. Under S2 “Adjustment Aid” was basically eliminated. In 2018, Senate Bill 2 (“S2”) was passed and this law sought to “rebalance” the state’s funding formula established in the School Funding Reform Act (SFRA 2008). We need an equitable solution, such as a plausible existing mechanism for relief in the form of “Adequacy Aid” for those districts under Adequacy and negatively affected by S2. Each year S2 is active, these districts are driven further away from Adequacy with many now millions “below adequacy”. Some districts that are below “Adequacy” and face major reductions in State revenue sources due to “ Senate Bill 2” (“S2”) have no mechanism for relief. Let me illustrate the paradox that exists in New Jersey’s school funding formula by explaining the process and the current inequities. School funding and its impact on school districts’ budgets have its tentacles in everything fiscal. ![]() This is especially true when it comes to education”, stated an op-ed article in the Press. Inevitably, there are winners and losers. “The hallways of Trenton are filled again with the normal hustle and bustle… when legislators determine what our state’s funding priorities should be. The Paradox of the Current State of School Funding in New Jersey Thomas Farrell, and sent to Shorebeat with a request for publication. ![]() The following column on challenges facing the Brick community in the wake of proposed school funding cuts was authored by Brick Township Schools Superintendent Dr. ![]() Brick Township Board of Education/Schools (Photo: Daniel Nee) ![]()
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