Parents to rally tomorrow against Corzine's school funding plan
by Amy Sara Clark / The Jersey Journal
Tuesday April 14, 2009, 3:43 PM

Parents and Communities United for Education is holding a rally opposing Gov. Jon Corzine's School Funding Reform Act, which, the group says, "reverses decades of efforts under Abbott court decisions to provide educational equity for children in poor urban districts, predominantly made up of Black and Latino communities."

The rally will be held Thursday, April 16, from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. at City Hall, 280 Grove St.

PCUE says the reduction in state aid to Jersey City has led to $24 million in cuts to the 2009-2010 school budget, and will particularly affect services for the district's Special Education students.

"The (Jersey City) school budget for next year includes cutting staff time, slashing tutoring, reducing social service and academic support programs that assist our children to stay in schools, perform better, and achieve academic excellence," the group said in a news release.