 Another political scandal implicating Christie has been the under-funding of school districts.Reports found that Christie's state government did not follow the School Funding Reform Act and illegally withheld funds from districts throughout New Jersey.A 2017 school funding proposal by Christie was described by education researchers as "one of the least equitable in the country" During Christie's governorship, State Commissioner of Education Chris Cerf came to the defense of the policies that the NJ Supreme Court declared unconstitutional, which contradicted basic education research.