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Englewood Cliffs School District Could Be Eliminated
A special panel has put together a possible wish list to study tax and fiscal policy. Merging school districts was included.
ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, NJ — The Englewood Cliffs Public School District could be among 274 school districts statewide to be eliminated and merged with others under a new "Path to Progress" plan.
State Senate President Steve Sweeney is pitching that 32-point "Path to Progress" that he and other so-called experts created as a way of avoiding raising taxes.
Among the recommendations are merging all K-4, K-5, K-6, K-8, and K-9 school districts into K-12 regional districts to improve the quality of education and promote efficiency.
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"There is no money for anything unless we raise taxes," Sweeney said. "I, for one, have had enough of raising taxes."
Sweeney acknowledged that his school consolidation plan would be unpopular, but he also believes that it could provide the state an additional $1 billion.
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"The goal is to eliminate the administration, put a principal in the school, get rid of the school district, leave a principal, let the regional high school become a K-12 district," he said. "You go from 600 districts to 320."
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