Reader says that fact that N.J. students in low-income districts struggle on SATs is proof “Abbot ruling” a failure
It does prove, that the “Burke vs Abbot’ ruling, by our left leaning Supreme Court, does NOT work.
For those of you unfamiliar, it created “Abbot’ districts which basically guarantee ‘per pupil funding’ in the dumps of Paterson, Newark,Camden, Jersey City etc of an equivalent financial amount as the ‘good’ districts, such as Ridgewood.
Despite pissing away hundreds of millions of dollars since this 1997 ruling, the results speak for themselves.
Ever wonder why roads don’t get fixed? Bridges and other infrastructure fall apart? Its because the “Abbot ruling’ basically drains the state treasury in order to comply.
Very sad because its a failed social experiment and we all pay for it.
Ask a Paterson teacher what is required to satisfactorily complete a year and progress to the next?
Grades? Nope. Just simply ‘attendance’. Your tax dollars at work in the great state of NJ. Or should I say ‘Peoples Republic of NJ, run by liberal Democrats’.
Overturning this ruling and allow school choice would accomplish many goals.
#1. It would save the state from financial disaster
#2. It would allow those who want to learn to do so.
This ruling pissed away billions of dollars building schools and hiring teachers, but if the thugs in the ‘hood’ don’t want to learn, there isn’t much you can do about it.
A little unfair to blame one political party for this mess, how about some blame for the courts that decide to make law.
you mean its unfair to blame Democrats but its always OK to blame Republicans
Democrats and their appointees have been running this state for years. Running it into the ground.
Remember all the dual office holders whose legislation ignored the suburbs and benefitted the cities?
All of the big city mayors were also state senators and representatives, before they were all put in jail by our former US Attorney..Gov Christie.
No one blamed your sacred republicans, just saying beware of activist courts.
JJJ its just another stupid failed program from a “stuck on stupid” government