School funding

Acting state Treasurer Elizabeth Maher Muoio says 83% of proposed new spending goes toward pensions, health benefits, debt and Medicaid.

In most districts, last-minute cuts to school funding have been shrunk by more than half. But they'd still get less under a plan due to pass Thursday.

The idea of cutting promised aid to 126 districts prompts an unusual alliance. The Senate president says it's 'pandering' not to trim where enrollments are down.

Proposed state school funding alterations, that threaten to drain about $3,300,000 from the Toms River Regional School District every year if approved, spark a Thursday protest at the State House in Trenton.

Gov. Chris Christie says he confident there will be a budget in place by next week’s deadline despite disagreement about how to proceed over school funding.

If the Democrats' school-funding compromise gets enacted, 379 districts would share $146M in additional aid but 126 others would absorb cuts of $46M.

Democratic legislative leaders say they'll add $125 million to school aid and reallocate $46 million more. Any change needs Gov. Chris Christie's cooperation.

Unless there are changes to the school-funding formula and additional aid, the Senate won’t pass a state budget, Senate President Stephen Sweeney said.

Gov. Chris Christie says he'll work with lawmakers for a new school aid formula by June. He warns he'll act alone if that fails, but his leverage isn't clear.

A new Quinnipiac University Poll finds New Jersey residents care about affordable housing and public school funding.