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Article: New Jersey's 'insignificant' $6 billion schools tab
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- The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
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- November 11, 2004
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CARL GOLDEN
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
11-11-2004
New Jersey's 'insignificant' $6 billion schools tab
By CARL GOLDEN
Date: 11-11-2004, Thursday
Section: OPINION
Edtion: All Editions.=.Two Star B. Two Star P. One Star B
ONLY in New Jersey could $6 billion be considered insignificant. Only in New Jersey, where state aid to public education has driven fiscal and educational policy for nearly 30 years, could a public official - with a straight face - suggest that $6 billion is a pittance.
John Spencer is the chief executive of the School Construction Corp., the agency responsible for doling out some $8 billion to replace or renovate aging schools. When he recently told an audience from the ...