I am sharing below selected portions of a post I wrote (here) in March 2023 about why school tax is increasing in Jersey City. A crucial link is tax base growth. Jersey City property tax payers are now shouldering a much greater share of the school funding paradigm than in previous years; there is important...Continue reading
Consumers in 2024 are accustomed to modern technology automation (e.g., Netflix streaming, Chat GPT4, etc) but locals governments are slow to catch up. I share that contrast to frame the idea of property reassessments, which is the process of keeping assessed values (the value on your tax bill) updated, or in synch with, market values...Continue reading
I wanted to share a brief explainer on "high schools with the majors." At the bottom of this post is a bit of context as to why and how I'm aware of this paradigm and I'm also including a self-interested plug related to that work. "Why do some high schools have majors?" I have heard...Continue reading