Thanks to the federal education jobs bill, $268 million in funds are headed back to New Jersey’s public schools to return educators and educational support professionals such as bus drivers, cafeteria employees, secretaries, and custodial staff, back to work. This is great news for New Jersey’s public school students and staff. But now, with just a few days left before classes start this fall, Governor Christie has not completed the application for the $268 million in funding. This federal money, already approved by Congress, would put 3,900 laid off school employees back to work, help reduce class size, and go a long way to restoring some school programs that were cut. Also tell him that he needs to instruct his administration to tell local school districts immediately how much money they will receive, so they can start rehiring school employees now. These funds will not only help our public schools, which are struggling under the $1.4 billion in cuts that he and the Legislature have imposed, but it would also assist hard-working New Jersey taxpayers and public school employees who have lost their jobs as a result of these drastic cuts. Please call and email today!