NEW YORK COURT OF APPEALS HOLDS FIRM ON STUDENTS’ RIGHTS
June 27, 2017 The Education Law Center welcomes today’s ruling by the New York Court of Appeals in…
CUOMO ADMINISTRATION, UNDER COURT ORDER, RELEASES SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT GRANTS
The Cuomo Administration has finally released $69 million in two-year improvement grant funds designated for 20 high poverty…
NEW YORK APPEALS COURT ORDERS CUOMO ADMINISTRATION TO RELEASE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT GRANTS
In a major victory for parents, a New York appeals court has ordered the State Division of Budget…
PARENTS ASK NY APPEALS COURT TO RELEASE ILLEGALLY FROZEN SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT FUNDS
Parents of students in three public schools are asking a New York appeals court to immediately release over $37…
GOVERNOR CUOMO: DUMP FORMULA, LET POLITICS DRIVE SCHOOL FUNDING
BY: DAVID G. SCIARRA In his proposed 2017-18 budget, Governor Andrew Cuomo is calling for repeal of New…
PARENTS AND CHILDREN IN SMALL CITY SCHOOLS FILE APPEAL OF DECISION IN MAISTO EDUCATION ADEQUACY CASE
Plaintiffs in the “Small City Schools” case, Maisto et al v State of New York, filed an appeal…
COURT FAILS TO PROVIDE RELIEF TO SCHOOL CHILDREN IN NY SMALL CITIES
PLAINTIFFS TO APPEAL RULING September 19, 2016, Albany, New York Education Law Center, as attorneys on the legal…
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…
ADEQUATE SCHOOL FUNDING KEY TO EFFECTIVE TEACHERS IN NEW YORK’S POOR SCHOOLS
The Alliance for Quality Education (AQE) has filed an amicus curiae (friend of the court) brief in support…
NEW YORK STATE BUDGET LEAVES CHILDREN BEHIND AGAIN
Ten years after the final Court of Appeals ruling in Campaign for Fiscal Equity v. State (CFE), New…