Will they do something different with the new found monies ? I am wondering if the incentive not to do well in school will attract large sums of cash for every school. This is akin to welfare don't work get paid. Maybe thay should put the money towards "busing" then everyone gets their fair share of the pie.

Two 'low-performing' Jersey City schools eligible for federal funds

By Ken Thorbourne/The Jersey Journal
March 29, 2010, 3:50PM

State Education Commissioner Bret Schundler announced today that 33 New Jersey schools, including two in Jersey City, are eligible for federal grant for "low performing" schools.

New Jersey has received nearly $66.7 million in federal funds to help turn around the state's persistently lowest achieving schools.

Two schools in Hudson County, both in Jersey City -- School 41 and Snyder High School -- are eligible to apply for a three-year grant ranging from $50,000 and $2 million made possible by the money.

"This latest infusion of federal dollars presents us with a unique opportunity to transform New Jersey schools that exhibit the greatest need for fundamental change," said state Commissioner of Education Bret Schundler.

"With the state's support and the targeted federal dollars, I am confident that the recipient schools will be able to make dramatic improvements in how they educate children," added Schundler, a former Jersey City mayor and founder of the Golden Door Charter School in the city.

Thirty-three schools across the state are eligible to apply for grants. The U.S. Department of Education gave the state $66,672,258.

To receive the grant, schools must be willing to adopt strategies recognized by the USDE as effective at improving school performance, including changing staff, extending learning time, restarting the school as a charter school, and changing the curriculum and staff training.

Eligible districts have until mid-April to apply to the state for the funds. In June, DOE will notify districts whether their applications have been approved.