ELC PRESSES TO ENFORCE NY CONTRACTS FOR EXCELLENCE
Education Law Center continues efforts to hold New York education officials accountable for implementing the Contracts for Excellence…
THE RIGHT TO A SOUND BASIC EDUCATION: A PRIMER ON THE NY SMALL CITIES CASE
Education Law Center recently joined the legal team representing the Plaintiff students and parents in Maisto, et al….
LAWSUIT PROMPTS NYC DOE TO SCHEDULE BOROUGH HEARINGS ON SCHOOL SPENDING PLAN
For the first time in more than four years, the New York City Department of Education (DOE) will…
ARGUMENTS SET IN NY PROPERTY TAX CAP CHALLENGE
A challenge to the constitutionality of New York’s local property tax cap will be reargued today in State…
ADVOCACY GROUPS CALL ON LEGISLATURE TO SAFEGUARD PARENTS’ RIGHTS
Today, the Campaign for Fiscal Equity Project of the Education Law Center, the Alliance for Quality Education, and…
AQE & the Campaign for Fiscal Equity Visit 14 NY School Districts
Find Evidence of Constitutional Violations by New York State ALBANY, NY – During the week of February 24-28th,…
A TALE OF TWO STATES: EQUITY OUTPERFORMS INEQUITY
Governor Cuomo says it is not about the money in education, but a comparison of New York and…
LAWSUIT CHALLENGING NEW YORK TAX CAP REACHES COURT
Arguments over the constitutionality of New York’s local property tax cap have reached an Albany courtroom. Lawyers for…
NEW YORK CITY CLASS SIZES EXCEED LIMITS FOR A SOUND BASIC EDUCATION
Recent data show that class sizes in New York City public schools are now the largest in fifteen…
TWO NEW YORK DISTRICTS CHARGE STATE SCHOOL FUNDING DISCRIMINATES AGAINST CHILDREN OF COLOR
On December 13, the school districts of Schenectady and Middletown filed civil rights complaints against the State of…