Woodbridge Schools Get More Money From Trenton Than Last Year

WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Last week, Gov. Phil Murphy released his revised state aid figures, and Woodbridge Twp. got nine percent more money than last year from Trenton bean counters.

For the upcoming 20-21 school year, Woodbridge public schools will receive $45 million from the state. That is up nine percent from the $41 million the district received for the 2019-20 school year.

Of course, this is a drop from the $53 million Gov. Murphy promised Woodbridge schools in February, right before the COVID pandemic began.

Murphy said the pandemic "has created an unprecedented challenge for our schools."

As Patch reported, Woodridge schools will start all remotely this September. The change was announced by superintendent Dr. Robert Zega on Aug. 21 after he said he saw "uptick" in the number of students requesting to stay at home and the number of teachers requesting to go on paid leave.

Woodbridge schools will now be fully remote until at least the end of September. At that point, the district will re-evaluate and currently, their pending target date for return is Oct. 12.

Woodbridge is the eighth largest school district in the state.

Related: Woodbridge Schools Go All Remote After Teacher Shortage (Aug. 21, 2020)

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