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1. Re: Let's make a deal...
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...  Perhaps the gov should get merit pay...since he just lost us $400 million in federal aide for education perhaps he should take a wage freeze as well for not performing. Yeah, that'll happen. RECALL ...

2. A fired Bret Schundler not going away quietly
(N.J./State)

... not going quietly to the unemployment line following his firing Friday by Gov. Chris Christie for his role in the politically embarrassing loss of a potential $400 million in federal education aid. Friday ...

3. New Jersey teachers' union calls Bret Schundler a scapegoat
(N.J./State)

It blames Christie for loss of $400 million in federal school aid BY TOM HESTER SR. NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM The way the statewide teachers' union that has battled with Gov. Chris Christie almost weekly ...

4. Christie fires Schundler over costly $400M Race to the Top education aid debacle
(N.J./State)

... to resign in the aftermath of the administration losing its bid to collect $400 million in federal Race to the Top education aid. "I was extremely disappointed to learn that the videotape of the Race ...

5. Sen. Buono requests all paperwork on Race to the Top debacle
(N.J./State)

... $400 million in education funding. The information will be part of the upcoming Senate Legislative Oversight Committee hearing to determine the cause of a flubbed response to a question that caused the ...

6. Christie's costly $400M federal aid mistake made after governor nixed NJEA compromise on application
(N.J./State)

... that the $400 million federal education funding mistake apparently occurred when the governor nixed an agreement on support of aid application between his education commissioner and the NJEA, a statewide ...

7. Schundler writes feds asking for $75M in Race to the Top school aid for New Jersey
(N.J./State)

Action follows mistake that cost state a chance at $400 million BY TOM HESTER SR. NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM State Education Commissioner Bret Schundler Wednesday evening sent a letter to U.S. Secretary ...

8. Christie, in part, blames Washington bureaucrats for loss of $400 million in federal education aid
(N.J./State)

Here is a transcript of Gov. Chris Christie's responses to reporter's questions regarding his administration's loss of an opportunity for $400 million in federal education because, at least in part, of ...

9. Poll finds state aid for public schools and colleges a priority for New Jersey parents
(Life/Style)

Results made public day after state chance for $400 million in federal funds BY TOM HESTER SR. NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM The majority of New Jersey parents of high school students believe the state ...

10. Mistake cost N.J. $400 million in education funding
(N.J./State)

... education grant program. A silly error on New Jersey's application for the grants might have cost the state $400 million. A panel judged the lengthy applications on a 500-point scale. New Jersey finished ...

11. Oliver wants to know how Christie administration made $400M mistake in Race to the Top application
(N.J./State)

BY TOM HESTER SR. NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM UPDATED The Christie administration's bid for $400 million in federal Race to the Top education aid fell three points shy of finishing in the money because ...

12. exactly.
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... with minimum wage to pay their rent and maybe electricity or gas this month (never all utilities paid at the same time, because rent is rarely under $400-do the math, minimum wage and usually only 30 hours ...

13. Christie to forge ahead on controversial education reforms
(N.J./State)

Race to the Top loss won't stop pursuit of merit pay and changes to seniority New Jersey has been shut out of the federal Race to the Top education grant that could have been worth as much as $400 million ...

14. N.J. shut out of Race to the Top education competition
(N.J./State)

State loses out on as much as $400 million in federal aid BY TOM HESTER SR. NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM UPDATED The state government came out a loser Tuesday in the final round of competition for federal ...

15. Teacher's pension
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... New Jersey wants good schools,good police service,and good fire protection but they wanted it for nothing. When is New Jersey going to ask why Christie is giving tax breaks to those who make over $400 ...

16. Clean energy and conservation should be a priority in N.J.
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... budget season. "Governor Christie raided over $400 million from various clean energy programs that helped people and businesses save money and save energy with efficiency products, and that supported ...

17. Pras and Sean Penn come out against Wyclef Jean’s run for president of Haiti
(World/International)

... approximately $400,000 of the $9 million the charity raised after the catastrophic earthquake in January. Tax returns for Yéle Haiti showed that some of the post-quake donations made to it went to Jean's ...

18. Hambletonian: Harnessing racing’s biggest and most prestigious event set for Meadowlands
(Sports/Professional)

... lasts. The race card also features: $525,000 Merrie Annabelle $523,000 Peter Haughton Memorial $400,000 Mistletoe Shalee $325,000 US Pacing Championship $300,000 Nat Ray $246,000 Lady Liberty ...

19. Christie’s N.J. property tax toolkit needs a hammer
(Opinion/Commentary)

BY WILLIAM G. DRESSEL, JR. COMMENTARY Over the past month, the governor signed a budget that cut municipal property tax relief funding by about $400 million, and a new 2 percent cap on future property ...

20. Denise Johnson of Paulsboro indicted for allegedly stealing $28,200 from N.J. state program
(N.J./State)

... and property of government. He admitted that he defrauded the program of $400,000 by offering low-income beneficiaries of the program cash for their state-issued assistance checks instead of fuel to heat ...