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Christie faces potential legal fight over school vouchers

Posted by Loki on May 2, 2013

Jarrett Renshaw/The Star-Ledger
May 1, 2013

TRENTON — If Gov. Chris Christie gets his coveted pilot school-voucher program through a stubborn Legislature next month, he may quickly find himself battling in another arena: the courtroom.

The Republican governor’s proposal to allow public school students to get vouchers to attend private or parochial school has hit a legislative roadblock, so he’s put a $2 million pilot program in his proposed state budget and hopes to use it as a bargaining chip during talks with Democrats. (more…)

Tags: budget, Chris Christie, Lawsuit, School Choice

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Christie hopes budget will bring elusive success to school vouchers

Posted by Loki on April 22, 2013

By Jarrett Renshaw/The Star-Ledger
April 12th, 2013

TRENTON —After three years of failing to get his school voucher program through the state Legislature, Gov. Chris Christie is using a new strategy: make it a bargaining chip in state budget talks. (more…)

Tags: B4K, budget, Chris Christie, Derrell Bradford, Governor, Opportunity Scholarship Act, OSA, School Choice, Urban Education Reform

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Christie Won’t Give Up on School Voucher Program

Posted by Loki on February 27, 2013

By John Mooney
NJ Spotlight

Governor vows to fight on, even though proposed $2 million pilot is just a shadow of original, supersized program of 2010

Despite coming close to being passed on occasion, a school voucher program is the one major piece of Gov. Chris Christie’s education agenda that he’s never been able to push through — unlike tenure reform, charter schools, and performance pay for teachers.

Now Christie is making one more run at vouchers in his fourth budget, and his proposal for a modest $2 million pilot is likely to grab the headlines and spark the loudest debate — in an education budget nearing $12.4 billion. (more…)

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Lesniak calls Christie’s OSA proposal a ‘teeny-weeny step’

Posted by Loki on February 27, 2013

By Matthew Arco | February 26th, 2013 – 3:33pm
Politicker NJ

TRENTON – Among the points made during Gov. Chris Christie’s budget address was his decision to circumvent the Legislature in implementing a trimmed down version of the Opportunity Scholarship Act.

The governor announced during his annual address $2 million will be used as a “demonstration grant” to fund sending 200 low-income students within at-risk schools to any school outside of their district or any other parochial or private school in the state. (more…)

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Chris Christie’s Budget Proposes Support For School Choice Programs In New Jersey

Posted by Loki on February 27, 2013

By GEOFF MULVIHILL
The Huffington Post

TRENTON, N.J. — With relatively small expenditures, Gov. Chris Christie is using his proposed state budget to push harder for more school choice for students in struggling districts.

In the $32.9 billion spending plan he released Tuesday, Christie called for more state aid for school districts and also money for some of his favored programs that would make it easier for students to go to school elsewhere. (more…)

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Christie’s budget proposal tries to push more school choice for NJ families

Posted by Loki on February 27, 2013

By Associated Press
The Washington Post

TRENTON, N.J. — With relatively small expenditures, Gov. Chris Christie is using his proposed state budget to push harder for more school choice for students in struggling districts.

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Christie proposes “school choice” scholarships

Posted by Loki on February 26, 2013

New Jersey Herald

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) – Gov. Chris Christie wants the state to try a scaled-back version of a “school choice” scholarship program that lawmakers have long rejected despite some bipartisan support.

In his state spending proposal Tuesday, he called for using $2 million for scholarships that low-income students in struggling schools could use to attend public schools in other districts or private schools.

For years, proponents of the plan have called for a larger version of the program that would be funded through corporate donations. The companies would get tax credits. Despite some support, the concept has never gone far in the Legislature. (more…)

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JERSEY SCHOOLS BRACE FOR AN EVEN MORE DIFFICULT YEAR FINANCIALLY IN 2011

Posted by Loki on December 13, 2010

With state education aid having been slashed this year compared to last, 2010 has been a tough year for most Jersey school districts…but things may actually get worse in 2011.

Frank Belluscio, the Director of Communications for the Jersey School Boards Association says with funding levels cut earlier this year “districts have reduced the size of their staffs in 80 percent of the cases – that has involved classroom teachers…and when you look at that, you are going to find larger class sizes and in some cases, reduced programs.” (more…)

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