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Senate President Stephen Sweeney defends failed Abbott Districts funding
Senate President Stephen Sweeney is questioning the Christie administration’s efforts to change the way public schools are funded before it fully funds them using a formula approved by the state Supreme Court.
Sweeney sent a letter Monday to Education Commissioner Christopher Cerf, seeking details on a group of independent consultants who Sweeney says have been asked to recommend changes to the School Funding Reform Act of 2008.
The Associated Press obtained a copy of the letter.
The law eliminated low-income districts known as “Abbotts” and created a formula where aid to schools follows the child. (The Associated Press)
