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How Should FL School District Use Its Additional State Funding?

Last week the Christie administration announced $850 million for public schools; Fort Lee gets an additional $565,959.

As it turns out, the Fort Lee School District is getting an additional nearly $566,000 in state aid announced last week by the Christie administration as part of an extra $850 million it's investing in New Jersey’s public schools. That’s on top of the $951,643 the district was set to receive when the state budget was initially announced in February, bringing Fort Lee’s total increase in state aid to $1,131,919 over 2010-11.

Last week, Fort Lee Board of Education president Arthur Levine told Patch the school district hadn’t yet received “firm guidance” on use of the additional funds.

Now we want to know what you think. In a perfect world, what would you have the school district use the additional funds for? Do you think the increase is enough to make a significant difference in the school district’s budget, and if so, what should the priorities be?

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