Governor Chris Christie has announced some drastic cuts to the state’s allotment of funds toward education in school districts across the state. Locally, Trenton’s school budget could be about 12 million dollars lighter, money they were expecting from the state. Trenton School Superintendent Rodney Lofton says such a decrease would result in elimination of after-school programs, teachers no longer being reimbursed for work they do beyond the school day and, as a last resort, some instructors could lose their jobs. This morning, a group of students told me their parents are worried that some schools would be closed as a result, words I could neither confirm or deny. I was able to remind them of something I’ve been telling them, and every other class I stood before, that is if people don’t see you using the resources you are given, they will be taken and distributed among those who will use them efficiently. If test scores in Trenton schools stay where they are, people will begin to wonder why, and if resources dedicated to improving student performance are being used adequately. That question has been asked behind closed doors for a few years. Now, the question has been raised loudly, on a grander scale, concerning our City and others in the same boat.