what is the Garden State Coalition of Schools?
A. It is a group of concerned educators and lay people who represent 100 New Jersey school districts which have more than 200,000 students enrolled. Q. What is the purpose of the coalition? A. The purpose is to make sure that all of the state’s school districts have their fair share of funding. People have tried to make it sound as if we are against the poorer urban districts’ getting funding. On the contrary, we want urban districts to get everything they need. What happens to the poorer districts directly impacts on the more affluent districts. Q. Is it true that the coalition represents suburban districts that have plenty of money? A. Many of our districts are in towns that are ethnically mixed and very much blue collar and working class. Yes, there are some affluent districts in our coalition, but I would say the majority of the towns involved are middle-class towns. Q. What is your biggest fear about the court-mandated decision? A. Our biggest concern is that the Legislature and t
