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Hackensack Schools Hire Outspoken Insider Amid Spiral into a $24M Budget Crisis

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Hackensack School Board Hires Emergency Financial Consultant as Budget Crisis Spirals

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HACKENSACK, NJ — Facing public fury, staggering multimillion-dollar deficits, and widespread program cuts, the Hackensack City School Board has officially brought in an emergency financial consultant to help steady the district’s rapidly deteriorating finances.

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Hackensack School Crisis: $7M Emergency Budget Cut Deadline Could Trigger State Takeover

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Hackensack Schools Under Siege: County Demands $7M in Emergency Cuts to Avoid State Takeover

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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.”

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