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VanWorst t1_ity3skj wrote

> “Why should we not offer all of our children through the entire school district state-of-the-art buildings and state-of-the-art everything? Why should they not all have the same equal access to optimal things? I think everyone in the city would agree with me if the schools look good, it is good for the entire city.” — Noemi Velazquez

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mbstor23 OP t1_ity427d wrote

Funny thing is, next year’s hike has nothing to do with improving school quality and everything to do with replacing state aid that was lost since Jersey City has been oversubsidized for years.

Inflation will also be interesting as the cost of everything is going up.

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pixel_of_moral_decay t1_ityaefo wrote

State has been warning this was coming for at least 10 years now (I think it’s actually quite a bit longer).

JC had a long time to prepare, but felt things like a blank check for a museum was a higher priority.

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VanWorst t1_itz4lhz wrote

Except the budget is increasing on top of the state cuts

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mbstor23 OP t1_iu0e8h2 wrote

Throwing more lovey at it =/ better school quality

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