Ocean Gate School Referendum Fails, Board Pledges Continued Advocacy

Ocean Gate School Referendum Fails, Board Pledges Continued Advocacy

OCEAN GATE — Voters in Ocean Gate rejected a school funding referendum, prompting district officials to acknowledge community concerns while warning of difficult decisions ahead for the borough’s only elementary school. The Ocean Gate Board of Education said the referendum’s defeat means residents do not support closing funding gaps through higher local taxes, following years of state aid reductions under New Jersey’s school funding formula know…