Poor Districts Stranded

State cotninues to fund School Project in Suburbs wile leaving poor distincts stranded...


In New Jesery the state seems to be funding and supporting wealth and middle class suburban areas then poor distincts. The suburban districts are tapping into a funding formula in New Jersey’s School Construction law, known as "Section 9." Section 9 requires the State to provide aid for a portion of the ongoing interest payments on local school construction bonds. Construction is being done to make the schools bigger and better for the students to learn in. They are building these schools to help benefit the future youth.
I feel this is great that the state wants to help fund but not funding the urban area is wrong. The urban areas is where the schools need the construction. They need the money to help their schools be successful in learning. I feel as future teacher we need to stand up for the Urban school and help them get the money they need. For me, visiting an Urban school really opened my eyes. I come from a suburban area where I alway got the top technology and top everything mostly to help us learn the material. I realize I want to work in an Urban area so I can help them achieve their goals in life. I want to make a different in somebodies life. We should start helping the Urban by starting with the state. We have to show them that the Urban school should get the same amout of funds or even more. They need to fix their schools and get connect to the advance technology available.