School Finance in New Jersey and Newark

1. How much more funding do New Jersey’s schools need to reach the state standards? In your utopia, explain what categories would you reallocate more funding to? In what categories would you reduce funding?

2. Explain what two factors determine why some school dustricts receive more or less state aid than others?

3. What us the primary goal of SFRA?

4. How much state aid does Newark receive? How is the aid allocated to help the disttict achieve its goal?