The kids are headed back to class over the next week, but contract negotiations remain unresolved in at least 20 percent of New Jersey's school districts, according to initial figures from the New Jersey School Boards Association.
"You get what you pay for," said an analyst from the group conducting the study.
I can't believe that soon we'll be getting ready for 2016/2017 school year. It seems like we just honored our South Jersey teachers at our Teacher of the Year banquet. I love having my son Josh home but, I know he's looking forward to starting another year at Rowan.
The buildings use this time of year to complete major projects and perform a massive scrub down before September rolls around again.
A new in-depth analysis of the nation's public schools, state-by-state, finds New Jersey schools ranked third overall.
November 17, 2011 
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