Hackensack Schools Under Siege: County Demands $7M in Emergency Cuts to Avoid State Takeover
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
HACKENSACK, NJ — The financial crisis gripping the Hackensack Public School district has reached a tipping point. With a looming deadline of Wednesday, May 6, 2026, the Board of Education is racing to slash an additional $7 million from its budget after the county executive superintendent rejected their initial proposal for not being “aggressive enough.”
