Jersey City: Approximately $40 Million of School Tax is Locked Up in Abatement Contracts

Jersey City: Approximately $40 Million of School Tax is Locked Up in Abatement Contracts

This is part of a series about the 2019/20 proposed municipal and schools budgets in Jersey City. Jersey City’s proposed ...
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2019/20 *Proposed* Advertised Appropriations (JCPS Spending for 2019/20 School Year)

2019/20 *Proposed* Advertised Appropriations (JCPS Spending for 2019/20 School Year)

Visualization #3 2019/20 *Proposed* Budget - Advertised Appropriations How to use this visualization: Check out prior visualizations here that I'm ...
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2018/19 Advertised Appropriations (What JCPS Spends Money On)

2018/19 Advertised Appropriations (What JCPS Spends Money On)

Visualization #1 2018/19 "Advertised Appropriations" How to use this visualization: This "tree map" shows the 2018/19 appropriations (i.e. expenses) for ...
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Jersey City’s 2017 School Based Budgets: Learn what’s being funded in your school

Jersey City's 2017 School Based Budgets: Learn what's being funded in your school

Visualization #2 2017 School Based Budgets - by School & Expense Category How to use this visualization: This bubble chart ...
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Jersey City Facing $27 Million State Aid Cut for 2019/20 School Year

Jersey City Facing $27 Million State Aid Cut for 2019/20 School Year

Governor Murphy released his proposed fiscal year (FY) 2019/20 budget for NJ and this week, and it included a re-allocation ...
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NJ School Funding Basics: “Adequacy” Budget, School Tax Levy, & the Impact of Inflation (A Case Study of Jersey City)

NJ School Funding Basics: “Adequacy” Budget, School Tax Levy, & the Impact of Inflation (A Case Study of Jersey City)

This article is about Jersey City’s public schools funding crisis. If you’re unfamiliar with this issue, you can read more ...
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NJ Property Tax Dashboard: Updated for 2018 w/ Jersey City Highlights

NJ Property Tax Dashboard: Updated for 2018 w/ Jersey City Highlights

NJ Property Tax Dashboard Follow the money ... and better understand your community's priorities. Every year, the state of NJ ...
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Taxpayer Guide to Education Spending – Total Spending Per Pupil (#OpenData Visualization)

Taxpayer Guide to Education Spending - Total Spending Per Pupil (#OpenData Visualization)

An explanation of “Total Spending per Pupil”, from the NJ Department of Education: “The Taxpayers’ Guide to Education Spending (Taxpayers’ ...
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NJ Public Schools – Diversity Dashboard Using Income, Race, & ESL Data

NJ Public Schools - Diversity Dashboard Using Income, Race, & ESL Data

I was prompted by this tweet by Alpha Sigma Nu to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Jan 21, 2019). When ...
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NJ School Funding Basics: The Tax Levy

NJ School Funding Basics: The Tax Levy

This is part of series about school funding, property tax, and community in Jersey City. To read other posts in ...
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NJ School Funding Basics: The Tax Base

NJ School Funding Basics: The Tax Base

This is part of series about school funding, property tax, and community in Jersey City. I'm learning about Jersey City's ...
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NJ School Funding Basics: NJ Department of Education Data & Reports

NJ School Funding Basics: NJ Department of Education Data & Reports

This is a quick initial post to point taxpayers to an excellent resource for rich, official public data about our ...
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JCPS Funding Crisis: An Overview

JCPS Funding Crisis: An Overview

Jersey City Public Schools Funding Crisis Based on the state funding formula, Jersey City Public Schools are currently $100 million ...
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“Jersey City Public Schools are *Structurally* Underfunded”…What does this mean?

"Jersey City Public Schools are *Structurally* Underfunded"...What does this mean?

This started out as a Facebook post on my CivicParent Facebook page. I’ve turned it into a quick post, for ...
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Jersey City & NJ: Student Group Data from NJ School Performance Reports (A Focus on ELL, At-Risk, and Special Education Students)

Jersey City & NJ: Student Group Data from NJ School Performance Reports (A Focus on ELL, At-Risk, and Special Education Students)

The NJ Department of Education publishes annual data relating to certain “student groups”, per school. The table below focuses on ...
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NJ Property Tax Dashboard | #OpenData #DataViz

NJ Property Tax Dashboard | #OpenData #DataViz

This is a property tax dashboard for NJ residents who may be interested in learning about the property tax profile ...
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NJ Special Education Statistics | #DataViz #OpenData

NJ Special Education Statistics | #DataViz #OpenData

In this post I’m sharing statewide special education data, with ability to drill into Jersey City special education data specifically, ...
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Jersey City’s Taxpayer Funded Schools: Enrollment Overview with Focus on Income Diversity

Jersey City's Taxpayer Funded Schools: Enrollment Overview with Focus on Income Diversity

The charts below show enrollment data for Jersey City Public Schools. The Jersey City Public Schools system is the 39-school ...
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Jersey City Public Schools – A Public Good Requiring Public Funding

Jersey City Public Schools - A Public Good Requiring Public Funding

Jersey City Public Schools is the city’s largest public good, funded through a combination of state, local, and to a ...
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Jersey City: Who in City Council & the NJ State Legislature Represents Your School?

Jersey City: Who in City Council & the NJ State Legislature Represents Your School?

To help parents and taxpayers understand (a) what schools are in their neighborhood and/or (b) which elected representatives are tied ...
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