The questions that may be answered during ‘Bridgegate’ trial

It is an effort to clear what Christie said in a statement were “statutory and contractual impediments” that interfere with New Jersey’s public school system.

A series of rulings in the 30-year-old Abbott v.

“I’m sure it was a factor”, Christie responded. “It would be criminal to allow this situation to continue”.

The governor is also asking the state’s high court to freeze the amount of money going to the state’s struggling districts while he works to enact a new funding formula.

Chris Christie (R.) said Wednesday that he believes the Bridgegate controversy adversely affected his chances of being selected as Donald Trump’s running mate.

The trial of a former Christie top aide and appointee to the agency that operates the George Washington Bridge is set to begin next week. “He’s never looked out for anyone’s interests but his own”.

Wildstein pleaded guilty past year. The Abbott districts have routinely received a larger percentage of school aid than suburban districts Meanwhile, tenure laws and collective bargaining agreements have hindered districts’ ability to improve, he said.

New Jersey has spent almost $100 billion on those 31 districts since 1985, Christie’s statement said, even as students in the districts “have lower graduation rates, and many of their graduates require costly remedial courses before attending college”. New Jersey’s almost 600 school districts would get $6,599 per pupil across the board. Christie has been visiting towns that would see their property taxes lowered by the change to tout the plan and some mayors from those towns have cheered the news.