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REPORT DETAILS CHANGES TO MAKE NY’S SCHOOL FUNDING FORMULA MORE EQUITABLE

Published on: May 22, 2023

The AQE-ELC report provides important recommendations for review of the 16-year-old NY State Foundation Aid formula as it finally reaches full funding in 2023-24.

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EDUCATION LAW CENTER HAILS FULL FUNDING OF NEW YORK'S SCHOOL FUNDING FORMULA

Published on: May 8, 2023

Success, in the FY2024 State Budget, is a blueprint for campaigns in other states and for further school finance reform in New York.

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STATEMENT FROM EDUCATION LAW CENTER AND THE ALLIANCE FOR QUALITY EDUCATION ON LETTER TO NY LEGISLATIVE LEADERSHIP

Published on: March 6, 2023

15 organizations signed the letter urging inclusion of $1 million for a review of the State’s Foundation Aid Formula in forthcoming one house budget proposals.

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BILL CAPS CLASS SIZE IN NYC SCHOOLS: LONG OVERDUE AND URGENTLY NEEDED

Published on: June 3, 2022

Advocates hail the passage of bills mandating caps on class size to be phased in over five years in all NYC public schools.

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THE UNSUSTAINABLE COST TO NEW YORK CITY SCHOOLS OF CHARTER SCHOOL GROWTH

Published on: March 11, 2022

Unlike every other district in the state, NYC is not eligible for transitional aid to offset the cost of charter growth and is losing out on $258 million in FY23.

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CHARTER SCHOOL FUNDING INCREASE WIPES OUT STATE FORMULA AID BOOST FOR NYC DISTRICT SCHOOLS

Published on: February 1, 2022

ELC warned NY lawmakers that Gov. Hochul’s proposed FY23 aid increase to NYC charters will nearly offset the aid increases to district schools under lawmakers’ promised phase-in to reach full funding of the Foundation Aid Formula.

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AS OMICRON HITS NYC SCHOOLS, LOW-INCOME FAMILIES SUE TO COMPEL CITY, STATE DEPARTMENTS OF EDUCATION TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH WORKING DEVICES, INTERNET, AND INSTRUCTION FOR PERIODS OF REMOTE LEARNING

Published on: January 7, 2022

ELC joins Legal Services NYC and Arnold & Porter to represent families seeking compensatory educational services and access to remote learning infrastructure for all NYC students moving forward.

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COURT SETTLEMENT LOCKS IN NY'S COMMITMENT TO INCREASE SCHOOL FUNDING BY $4.2 BILLION

Published on: October 14, 2021

In the settlement, the NYSER plaintiffs and the State agreed to put the case on hold on the condition that the State honor its commitment to phase in the $4.2 billion required to reach full funding of the Foundation Aid Formula. Should the State fail to follow through, the settlement allows the plaintiffs to immediately restart the case in its current posture and move quickly to a trial.

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