Jersey City BOE narrowly approves $1.1B budget; officials mostly mum on tax hike %

School Board Approves $1.1B Budget, Building Upgrades to Yield $4M in Yearly Energy Savings

On Thursday, the Jersey City Board of Education voted 5-3 to approve a $1.1 billion budget for the Jersey City Public Schools. It also heard that a districtwide energy-savings initiative is nearly complete and will produce greater savings than anticipated.  The final 2026-2027 budget passed at the board’s April meeting is 6.7% larger than last […] The post School Board Approves $1.1B Budget, Building Upgrades to Yield $4M in Yearly Energy Saving…

Jersey City BOE narrowly approves $1.1B budget; officials mostly mum on tax hike %

The Jersey City Board of Education (BOE) approved their $1,096,541,152 budget for the 2026-2027 scholastic year at last night’s meeting, with school officials mostly mum on the tax hike percentage – with two trustees on completely opposite sides of the map. By Daniel Ulloa and John Heinis/Hudson County View Board President Noemi Velazquez, Vice President […] The post Jersey City BOE narrowly approves $1.1B budget; officials mostly mum on tax hik…