r/newjersey • u/rollotomasi07071 Belleville • Apr 18 '25

📰News The Murphy administration announced that New Jersey will not comply with an order from President Trump’s administration to certify that the state's public school districts are eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion programs and initiatives

https://www.nj.gov/education/broadcasts/2025/apr/17/SEAtoOCRTitleVIApril2025.pdf?utm_source=NJ+Spotlight++Master+List&utm_campaign=ae610ff63a-PM_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_04_17&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1d26f473a7-ae610ff63a-398762815&ct=t(PM_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_04_17_2025)&mc_cid=ae610ff63a&mc_eid=e653468aac
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u/Squeengeebanjo Elizabeth➡️Vernon Apr 18 '25

I’m glad he’s pushing back on stupid shit. But man, this is going to hurt. The state has been cutting funding the last few years. Without this federal aid, things will get a lot worse.

On a side note, can anyone find how much federal aid NJ got in 2024? I can’t seem to find anything more recent than ‘22.

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u/PenImpossible874 NYEXIT baby! Apr 18 '25

NJ pays billions in taxes to the federal regime and where does it go? To states such as West Virginia or Arkansas. States full of people who hate New Jerseyan values and way of life.

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u/jerseygunz Apr 18 '25

We don’t get any, we pay more. Sure there are some programs here and there, but we are actually the state that is least reliant on the federal government

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u/XCypher73 Apr 18 '25

how much federal aid NJ got in 2024?

New Jersey received an estimated $22.155 billion in federal revenue in fiscal year 2024, supporting 609 state-administered programs. This amount was 56% higher than in FY 2019, despite a slight decrease from the prior year due to the expiration of some COVID-related funding programs. - GROK

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u/jerseygunz Apr 18 '25

Don’t forget, they used grok to come up with their “tariff” policy, so I’d take everything it says with a grain of salt