In March 2019, Jersey City Together advocates taught the funding crisis at First Wesleyan Church in front of 210+ parent, student, and faith leaders. Interim Superintendent Franklin Walker & School Board President Sudhan Thomas were also present. Parents and students shared their concerns about the conditions of our schools and the impact of underfunding that is impacting students today. We taught the scale of the underfunding crisis in our schools — $100 million underfunded today, $150 million more about to be lost, and potentially a $120 million deficit in next year’s budget. Watch the event here. The team named Mayor Fulop’s commitment from December 2018 to help fund the schools.
