As Cuts Loom, New Jersey Schools Brace for Worst
Governor Chris Christie answered questions from students in classroom 306 at Montclair High School on March 30.
Public schools in Montclair, N.J., would lay off as many as 70 teachers, including reading and math specialists, and would no longer offer French and Spanish classes in its elementary grades.
Westfield would not be able to buy library books or replace aging computers, and a popular middle-school tradition — the fall play — could disappear.
Cresskill could see class sizes climb to 35 students in middle and high schools, it may charge students a fee to play high school sports, and it could eliminate middle-school athletic teams.
The three districts and others like them across the state have long attracted families because they offer some of the best public education in New Jersey. But now many of these top school systems are preparing to reduce the academic and extracurricular opportunities that have long set them apart.
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