Abbott Schools To Request $20 Billion More?

The New Jersey School Construction Corp. was charged with the repair and rebuilding of 460 outmoded school buildings in the Abbot School districts and taxpayers provided $6 billion for the projects. The state managed to build just 71 schools and renovated 67 others with the money.

There are a number of excuses as to why so few schools were completed by the state agency, but spending an average of 45 percent more per school than those built during the same period by local districts is a major reason.

There’s nothing like spending someone else’s money. So does it surprise you the Abbott districts are gearing up to ask for $20 billion more?