For the last 10 years, Jersey City has been DIVESTING in its public schools.

All the while, our city has grown.

Here is what got cut JUST LAST YEAR (2019/20 schools budget):

160 teachers - CUT
25 teachers’ aides & assistants - CUT
20 janitorial, security, and food service staff - CUT
15 administrators & supervisors - CUT
All reading recovery teachers - CUT
22 out of 25 literacy coaches - CUT
19 out of 21 math coaches - CUT

Crisis intervention ratios increased from 1:200 to 1:400 students
Counseling ratios increased from 1:250 to 1:350 students
Class size ratios, lunch ratios, & recess ratios also went up.

These are cuts that were made BEFORE the Covid-19 Pandemic.

Who, exactly, is the city divesting in?

Enrollment data can show us the larger picture -- district wide.

The NJ Department of Education publishes annual enrollment data by income and race.

Let's look at the enrollment data from the NJ Department of Education to learn more:

Enrollment data shows income disparity across the city.

Income diversity is reflected through free and reduced lunch data, which is tracked by school.

The lowest rate of free and reduced lunch is 18%, at Cornelia F Bradford PS #16 in Ward E (Downtown). The highest rate of free and reduced lunch is 96%, at Ezra L Nolan School MS #40, in Ward A (Greenville).

Children from families with incomes at or below 130 percent of the poverty level are eligible for free meals. Those with incomes between 130 percent and 185 percent of the poverty level are eligible for reduced-price meals. (https://frac.org/school-meal-eligibility-reimbursements)

View your school's enrollment data below:

The 2020/21 schools budget aims to REVERSE the trend of underfunding and start to INVEST in our kids again.

Superintendent Walker, in advocating for this budget to the Board of Education in March 2020, said: "We've been providing our children with 3-legged chairs...they deserve better."

The graph below was created by the Jersey City Education team in January 2020 to show the scale of underfunding that has grown since 2008:

What does your school mean to you?

Show up on "virtually" on Wednesday May 6th to tell the BOE to support the schools budget.

Call 201-915-6074 to put your name on the list or fill out the online form here.

Then, tune in to the BOE meeting from the School District Facebook page - which is here.

Board of Education Trustees:

Lorenzo Richardson - Board of Education President

[email protected]boe.org

Gina Verdibello - Board of Education Vice President

[email protected]

Marilyn Roman - Board of Education Trustee

[email protected]

Mussab Ali - Board of Education Trustee

[email protected]

Gerald Lyons - Board of Education Trustee

[email protected]

Joan Terrell Paige - Board of Education Trustee

[email protected]

Noemi Velazquez - Board of Education Trustee

[email protected]

Lekendrick Shaw - Board of Education Trustee

[email protected]

Alexander Hamilton - Board of Education Trustee
[email protected]

Additional resources about Jersey City's funding crisis

Learn, educate, advocate

NJ Together Details Scale of Underfunding (Click on Photo to Learn More)

Why the School Tax Levy is Key to Funding Our Schools (& why seeking abatement funds isn't a concrete solution)

Jersey City's Public School Funding Crisis - A Civic Overview from NJ Together

Learn more at NJTogether.org/Education.

Additional insights & analysis from CivicParent:

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Jersey City Public Schools Enrollment Data Shows Diversity of District, Imperative to Progressively Fund

For the last 10 years, Jersey City has been DIVESTING in its public schools.

Here is what got cut JUST LAST YEAR (2019/20 schools budget):

160 teachers - CUT
25 teachers’ aides & assistants - CUT
20 janitorial, security, and food service staff - CUT
15 administrators & supervisors - CUT
All reading recovery teachers - CUT
22 out of 25 literacy coaches - CUT
19 out of 21 math coaches - CUT

Crisis intervention ratios increased from 1:200 to 1:400 students
Counseling ratios increased from 1:250 to 1:350 students
Class size ratios, lunch ratios, & recess ratios also went up.

These are cuts that were made BEFORE the Covid-19 Pandemic.

Who, exactly, is the city divesting in?

Enrollment data can show us the larger picture -- district wide.

Let's look at the enrollment data from the NJ Department of Education to learn more:

Enrollment data shows income disparity across the city.

View your school's enrollment data below:

The 2020/21 schools budget aims to REVERSE the trend of underfunding and start to INVEST in our kids again.

The graph below was created by the Jersey City Education team in January 2020 to show the scale of underfunding that has grown since 2008:

What does your school mean to you?

Board of Education Trustees:

Additional resources about Jersey City's funding crisis

Learn, educate, advocate

NJ Together Details Scale of Underfunding (Click on Photo to Learn More)

Why the School Tax Levy is Key to Funding Our Schools (& why seeking abatement funds isn't a concrete solution)

Jersey City's Public School Funding Crisis - A Civic Overview from NJ Together

Additional insights & analysis from CivicParent:

Brigid D'Souza

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For the last 10 years, Jersey City has been DIVESTING in its public schools.

Here is what got cut JUST LAST YEAR (2019/20 schools budget):

160 teachers - CUT 25 teachers’ aides & assistants - CUT 20 janitorial, security, and food service staff - CUT 15 administrators & supervisors - CUT All reading recovery teachers - CUT 22 out of 25 literacy coaches - CUT 19 out of 21 math coaches - CUT

Crisis intervention ratios increased from 1:200 to 1:400 students Counseling ratios increased from 1:250 to 1:350 students Class size ratios, lunch ratios, & recess ratios also went up.

These are cuts that were made BEFORE the Covid-19 Pandemic.

Who, exactly, is the city divesting in?

Enrollment data can show us the larger picture -- district wide.

Let's look at the enrollment data from the NJ Department of Education to learn more:

Enrollment data shows income disparity across the city.

View your school's enrollment data below:

The 2020/21 schools budget aims to REVERSE the trend of underfunding and start to INVEST in our kids again.

The graph below was created by the Jersey City Education team in January 2020 to show the scale of underfunding that has grown since 2008:

What does your school mean to you?

Board of Education Trustees:

Additional resources about Jersey City's funding crisis

Learn, educate, advocate

NJ Together Details Scale of Underfunding (Click on Photo to Learn More)

Why the School Tax Levy is Key to Funding Our Schools (& why seeking abatement funds isn't a concrete solution)

Jersey City's Public School Funding Crisis - A Civic Overview from NJ Together

Additional insights & analysis from CivicParent:

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Brigid D'Souza

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160 teachers - CUT
25 teachers’ aides & assistants - CUT
20 janitorial, security, and food service staff - CUT
15 administrators & supervisors - CUT
All reading recovery teachers - CUT
22 out of 25 literacy coaches - CUT
19 out of 21 math coaches - CUT

Crisis intervention ratios increased from 1:200 to 1:400 students
Counseling ratios increased from 1:250 to 1:350 students
Class size ratios, lunch ratios, & recess ratios also went up.