ELC AND LEGAL SCHOLARS ARGUE SEGREGATION VIOLATES MINNESOTA’S RIGHT TO EDUCATION
By Derek W. Black The Minnesota Supreme Court has previously recognized that a fundamental right to an adequate…
KANSAS SUPREME COURT: CHAMPIONS OF FAIR SCHOOL FUNDING
By: David Sciarra The Kansas Supreme Court once again stood firmly on established precedent when, on March 2,…
ELC URGES CONNECTICUT SUPREME COURT TO OVERTURN SCHOOL FUNDING DECISION
Education Law Center has filed an amicus curiae brief in Connecticut’s pending school funding litigation, Connecticut Coalition for Justice…
CONNECTICUT COURT RULING COULD HURT, NOT HELP, VULNERABLE STUDENTS
By Wendy Lecker In September, Connecticut Judge Thomas Moukawsher of State Superior Court in Harford issued a ruling…
SCHOOL FUNDING CAP VIOLATES STATE CONSTITUTION NEW HAMPSHIRE COURT FINDS
In September, Superior Court Justice Brian Tucker granted most of plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment, in City of…
REPORT REVEALS ILLEGAL ADMISSIONS POLICIES AT CHARTER SCHOOLS
Over 20 percent of all California charter schools have enrollment policies that violate state and federal law, according…
COURT DECLARES CONNECTICUT EDUCATION SYSTEM VIOLATES STATE CONSTITUTION
On September 7, Superior Court Judge Thomas Moukawser issued his post-trial decision, in Connecticut Coalition for Justice in…
PLAINTIFFS URGE SUPREME COURT OF SOUTH CAROLINA TO ACT
CLAIMING STATE FAILED TO ADDRESS CONSTITUTIONAL VIOLATIONS On July 21, plaintiffs, in Abbeville v. State, filed their response…
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…
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…