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Etson;
That is exactly the issue: New Jersey has hundreds of school districts. The result:
-no district is large enough to stand up to the unions. As a result, they roll over the systems. Their candidates are placed on the school boards and rubber-stamp the union’s wishes.
-hundreds, if not thousands, of patronage positions.
All of this is courtesy of the taxpayer. Property taxes in New Jersey suburbs often reach $20K per year or higher.
NJ has some great school systems supported by huge property taxes. When you paying $22K a year in property taxes for a 3 bedroom ranch…..you better have a great school system.
Yeah, etson. In Mendham the kids have to share text books!
Nice pics!!!!
“Let’s see the data to back that up.”
It’s true – NJ is number 1
it’s easy for company or state to play hardball with unions when bankruptcy is the other likely outcome – ie look at how the pansy automakers instantly got the cajones to fight with union when bankrupty was the other alternative
Christie is a true maverick unlike that awfullness from Alaska.
I thought NJ was lots of different school systems, some good, some bad (isn’t it divided by township over there mostly ?)
Do you think Christie has one or two close associates who can provide some unique guidance on how to deal with unions?