New Jersey high court not convinced on school funding changes

The New Jersey Supreme Court has rejected Gov. Jon Corzine's request to end the so-called Abbott school funding case, a lawsuit that has forced a succession of governors to steer billions of dollars in special aid to Newark, Camden and 29 other needy districts. The court has ordered a series of hearings in which Corzine will have to convince a special master that his new formula for distributing $7.8 billion in state school aid eliminates the need for special treatment of the Abbott districts.