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Private in New Jersey

Brooke18 Wrote: Mar 19, 2010 1:49 PM

I've seen how privatization is a lot cheaper in education... I used to work at a Kindercare, which had an accredited Kindergarten, and it could provide full day of care, a day of schooling, breakfast, and lunch, for an entire year, for less than what the government charged. I know of two private schools that charge less than the government. Of course, homeschools also cost less than the government, but we don't have to pay for overhead like teachers salaries or buildings.

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Private in New Jersey

New Jersey's new Republican governor, Chris Christie, is creating a commission that will recommend what state government functions could be done better -- and cheaper -- by the private sector. The commission will examine hundreds of regulatory bodies to see which might be closed or privatized as part of the governor's plan to reduce an $11 billion deficit left by his Democratic predecessor, Jon Corzine.

Christie may also suspend civil service rules to make it easier to lay off higher paid workers. This would be a switch from the way things are usually done in a state dominated by...

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