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McKEON: ‘Thanks to Gov. Christie, New Jersey’s suburban school districts are getting $492 million less’

Assemblyman John McKeon (D-Essex) had the following published on www.newjerseynewsroom.com :

“Some recent discussion on Gov. Chris Christie’s school aid allocation would have received an “incomplete” from New Jersey’s many fine teachers. News coverage has noted the governor increased school aid, but that’s only part of the story. In fact, the governor — by once again protecting tax breaks for 16,000 millionaires and using line-item vetoes on the Democratic budget — dramatically reduced potential school aid to suburban and rural school districts throughout New Jersey…”