Safely Reopening Our Schools in NJ: Understanding the Constraints of Fragmentation in the Garden State

Safely Reopening Our Schools in NJ: Understanding the Constraints of Fragmentation in the Garden State

I have been trying to learn about the practical implications of reopening our schools in the fall. The stakes are ...
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What Investing in Jersey City Public Schools Looks Like for 2020/21

What Investing in Jersey City Public Schools Looks Like for 2020/21

On Wednesday March 18th, Superintendent Walker proposed a budget that significantly increases local investment in our public schools. The budget ...
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Jersey City Public Schools 2020/21 Budget Process: Working Timeline & FAQs

Jersey City Public Schools 2020/21 Budget Process: Working Timeline & FAQs

As we enter the budget season for Jersey City Public Schools, I wanted to share some upcoming process info – ...
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Why the School Tax Levy is Key to Funding JCPS (and why seeking abatement funds is not a concrete solution).

Why the School Tax Levy is Key to Funding JCPS (and why seeking abatement funds is not a concrete solution).

I've heard "can't we go after the abatement money to fund our schools? Rather than increase the school tax levy?" ...
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A Closer Look at Jersey City’s School Tax Rate, Part 1: the Public Data

A Closer Look at Jersey City's School Tax Rate, Part 1: the Public Data

This is the first in a 4-part series about 2018 school tax rates, with a focus on Jersey City. This ...
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Jersey City Public Schools Funding Crisis – A CivicParent Timeline

Jersey City Public Schools Funding Crisis - A CivicParent Timeline

This is a timeline of stories published or shared on CivicParent as it relates to funding of Jersey City Public ...
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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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