school funding

The funding formula was approved in 2008 and upheld by the courts, though it was only followed for a year. A task force could examine it for updates.

“We will not. I pledge to not raise taxes,” Murphy said. “At any time in the next four years. But I’m not making news tonight. I’ve been saying this for the past year. The answer is I pledge to not raise taxes.”

School funding in New Jersey remains unequal despite four decades of efforts to address the effects of segregation, according to a new report that argues for reparations including direct rebates to Black and Hispanic households.

“The current formula is nefarious. It’s arbitrary. It’s unfair. And I believe it’s unconstitutional,” he said.