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CIVIL RIGHTS ADVOCATES CALL ON DEBLASIO ADMINISTRATION TO SUPPORT DESEGREGATION EFFORTS ACROSS NYC

Published on: September 8, 2015

ELC and national civil rights and local community groups are calling on NYC’s educational leaders to remove a barrier to desegregation in the City’s public school system, the most segregated in the nation.

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PARENTS DEMAND SWIFT STATE ACTION TO SAFEGUARD CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OF EAST RAMAPO STUDENTS

Published on: September 2, 2015

Parents of students attending NY’s troubled East Ramapo school district have notified the NY Education Commissioner and Regents’ Chancellor that the State must take swift action to remedy the district board's continuing failure to provide students a sound basic education.

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NEW YORK STATE BUDGET FALLS WELL SHORT OF CONSTITUTIONAL OBLIGATION

Published on: April 13, 2015

The overall increase of $1.3 billion in school aid in New York State's FY16 budget exceeds last year’s figure, but it falls far short of what students there are entitled to. It also fails to mitigate the severe resource cuts over the past six years.

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NY PAYS "USUAL SUSPECTS" TO RECYCLE "MONEY DOESN'T MATTER" DEFENSE IN SMALL CITIES TRIAL

Published on: March 11, 2015

In the final days of the NY Small Cities trial, the State brought on Eric Hanushek and David Armor to mount the time-worn, discredited "money doesn't matter" defense.

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SMALL CITIES STUDENTS PRESENT COMPELLING TRIAL EVIDENCE OF EDUCATIONAL HARM

Published on: March 3, 2015

The student plaintiffs in NY's "Small Cities" case presented evidence that the State has failed to provide them with a meaningful opportunity for a high school education, in violation of their right to a "sound basic education."

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INEQUALITY IN NEW YORK SCHOOL FUNDING REACHES NEW HIGHS

Published on: January 12, 2015

A report issued today shows that in Governor Cuomo’s first term inequality in funding between poor school districts and wealthy school districts grew over $700 per pupil, the largest gap in New York history.

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Trial in NY Small Cities School Funding Lawsuit to Start in January

Published on: October 28, 2014

After waiting six years, the parents and children in eight NY, high poverty, low wealth school districts will finally get their day in court in Maisto v. New York, known as the “Small Cities” case.

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ELC PRESSES TO ENFORCE NY CONTRACTS FOR EXCELLENCE

Published on: October 21, 2014

ELC continues efforts to hold NY education officials accountable for implementing the Contracts for Excellence Law, a crucial component of the State’s obligation to ensure all students a sound basic education.

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