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Newark School Board Discusses Taxes At Budget Hearing: WATCH

The Newark Board of Education outlined the district's budget for the upcoming school year.

NEWARK, NJ — The Newark Board of Education held a meeting on Wednesday, outlining the budget for the upcoming school year.

School Business Administrator Valerie Wilson said that – for this year only – the tax levy is going to be held flat (see below chart).

School taxes make up one part of a resident's property taxes, in addition to county and municipal levies.

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