Christie Says He Will Focus On Higher Education Funding In Future

josh christie 2_wmWhen the state comes out of the fiscal doldrums, higher education will be the first place Gov. Chris Christie will look to restore funding, he said today. More than any programs or property tax rebates, higher education has the greatest potential for reward, Christie said after he signed his first budget, which made major cuts in education and municipal funding without raising broad taxes. “We have starved our higher education institutions in the state of New Jersey over the last decade, even in good times,” he said. “They can be an engine for increased economic development in the state of New Jersey, and that would certainly be one of the first places I would look if we’re able to restore funding anyplace in the upcoming budget.” Read full story in Star Ledger

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