LAWSUIT SAYS FUNDING IN MISSISSIPPI CHARTER SCHOOL LAW VIOLATES STATE CONSTITUTION
On July 11, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) filed a lawsuit alleging that the school funding provisions…
GOVERNOR CHRISTIE’S UNFAIR SCHOOL FUNDING PLAN: PART III
THE GOVERNOR IS WRONG ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT Governor Chris Christie attempts to justify his proposal to take massive…
EDUCATION FINANCE STUDY RECOMMENDS FAIR FUNDING SYSTEM FOR MICHIGAN
In June, the State of Michigan released the Michigan Education Finance Study prepared by Augenblick Palaich and Associates…
GOVERNOR CHRISTIE’S UNFAIR SCHOOL FUNDING PLAN: PART II
THE RIGHT WAY TO CALCULATE – AND COMPARE- DISTRICT FUNDING The Governor is adept at manipulating the calculation…
GOVERNOR CHRISTIE’S UNFAIR SCHOOL FUNDING PLAN: PART I
THE GOVERNOR IS WRONG ON HOW MUCH DISTRICTS SPEND Governor Christie attempts to justify his plan to take…
NEVADA SCHOOL DISTRICTS FACE SIGNIFICANT BUDGET DEFICITS
The final education budget adopted, in June 2015, by the Nevada Legislature for the 2015-2017 biennium does little…
LEGISLATURE MEETS SUPREME COURT DEADLINE AND EQUITABLE FUNDING DUTY IN KANSAS
ALLOW SCHOOLS TO OPEN IN THE FALL On June 27, 2016, four days prior to the Kansas Supreme…
CHRISTIE BUDGET INFLICTS MORE HARM ON NJ PUBLIC SCHOOL CHILDREN
Governor Chris Christie again sent a clear signal to NJ lawmakers that he would veto any increase in…
NEW YORK CITY LOSING GROUND ON REDUCING CLASS SIZE
A new report by Education Law Center finds that New York City is failing to reduce class size…
STATEMENT OF DAVID G. SCIARRA, ELC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ON GOVERNOR CHRIS CHRISTIE’S SCHOOL FUNDING PLAN
The Governor’s school funding plan announced today is not only the opposite of fairness, it would spell the…