Comments on: Non-functioning School Districts in New Jersey https://www.jerseysmarts.com/2007/08/20/non-functioning-school-districts-in-new-jersey/ Joe Palazzolo's Blog Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:46:10 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Metroplexual https://www.jerseysmarts.com/2007/08/20/non-functioning-school-districts-in-new-jersey/comment-page-1/#comment-1702 Mon, 20 Aug 2007 17:44:25 +0000 http://blog.thebalrogslair.com/archives/877#comment-1702 Joe,

The rest of the USA is rational and does not have the craziness of homerule. NJ is the posterchild of Gov’t bloat and waste.

Many states have a state tax which distributes $ to the school districts on a typically evenhanded basis. Other states have a county tax that pays for it. Only NJ has over 500 (600? districts 566 + regional) districts.

But be careful what you wish for. These fiefdoms are guarded jealously because they protect and ensure housing values in what are referred to as “cluburbs”.

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