$849 million shortfall even with a freeze
Governor Christie’s claim that teacher pay freezes would make teacher layoffs and property tax increases unnecessary are false, according to an April 2010 report by the state’s Office of Legislative Services (OLS). Noting that Christie has cut state aid to school districts by $1.09 billion, the report says that if every teacher took a pay freeze and contributed 1.5% of salary to health premiums, school districts “would still have to address a budget shortfall of at least $849.3 million” – or 77.9 percent of the proposed aid reduction. More>>
Governor Christie’s claim that teacher pay freezes would make teacher layoffs and property tax increases unnecessary are false, according to an April 2010 report by the state’s Office of Legislative Services (OLS). Noting that Christie has cut state aid to school districts by $1.09 billion, the report says that if every teacher took a pay freeze and contributed 1.5% of salary to health premiums, school districts “would still have to address a budget shortfall of at least $849.3 million” – or 77.9 percent of the proposed aid reduction. More>>
NJEA President Barbara Keshishian, outraged after Governor Chris Christie accused New Jersey teachers of using students as “drug mules” at a State House press conference yesterday, is demanding that the governor apologize to both students and teachers. “Chris Christie’s incessant attacks on teachers and public education are out of control, and now he’s gone too far,” Keshishian said today. More>>
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30,000 teachers could retire this summer
Governor Christie’s plan to enact legislation to force mass retirements of teachers and school employees will have a catastrophic impact on public education and on the state’s already-underfunded pension system, NJEA President Barbara Keshishian warned today. “Whether the governor realizes it or not, his legislation would be an all-out assault on the very future of public education in New Jersey,” Keshishian said. “He is threatening to do irreparable damage to every public school system in the state, and to the 1.4 million students we teach. More>>
Governor Christie’s plan to enact legislation to force mass retirements of teachers and school employees will have a catastrophic impact on public education and on the state’s already-underfunded pension system, NJEA President Barbara Keshishian warned today. “Whether the governor realizes it or not, his legislation would be an all-out assault on the very future of public education in New Jersey,” Keshishian said. “He is threatening to do irreparable damage to every public school system in the state, and to the 1.4 million students we teach. More>>
NJEA challenges Commissioner’s budget testimony
Barbara Keshishian, president of the 200,000-member New Jersey Education Association, today challenged the budget testimony of Education Commissioner Bret Schundler, saying it was misleading and poorly documented. “Despite today’s Monmouth University poll showing the public does not blame teachers for the governor’s impending school budget cuts, Commissioner Schundler’s testimony before the Senate Budget Committee was simply more of the same blame game,” said Keshishian. More>>
Barbara Keshishian, president of the 200,000-member New Jersey Education Association, today challenged the budget testimony of Education Commissioner Bret Schundler, saying it was misleading and poorly documented. “Despite today’s Monmouth University poll showing the public does not blame teachers for the governor’s impending school budget cuts, Commissioner Schundler’s testimony before the Senate Budget Committee was simply more of the same blame game,” said Keshishian. More>>
Governor’s school budget slam a “new low”
NJEA President Barbara Keshishian released the following statement today: "We are shocked and angered that Gov. Christie has taken his attack on public schools to an irresponsible new low. After cutting $1.5 billion from education in the first three months of his administration, he is now calling on local residents to make his cuts even deeper and more harmful to students by voting down their local school budgets." More>>
NJEA President Barbara Keshishian released the following statement today: "We are shocked and angered that Gov. Christie has taken his attack on public schools to an irresponsible new low. After cutting $1.5 billion from education in the first three months of his administration, he is now calling on local residents to make his cuts even deeper and more harmful to students by voting down their local school budgets." More>>
Members protest Christie’s budget slashing
