1JACKSON, NJ – The Jackson School District has reopened bidding for the sale of Christa McAuliffe Middle School, dramatically lowering the minimum bid after months without a single offer.

District officials announced a new starting bid of $44.4 million, down from the original asking price set earlier this year, in hopes of attracting interest in the 37.5-acre property. Bids are due by 10 a.m. on December 12.

The school was initially put on the market for $54.5 million in October, but that attempt to sell the former Blue Ribbon school fell through.

The sale comes as the district continues to grapple with steep revenue losses caused by the state’s S-2 funding formula, championed by Governor Phil Murphy, which has stripped millions in state aid from suburban districts like Jackson over th

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