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CONNECTICUT COURT RULING COULD HURT, NOT HELP, VULNERABLE STUDENTS
Published on: December 15, 2016
The Connecticut school funding decision issued in September was hailed as "sweeping" and "unprecedented," but the actual legal conclusions and orders set off alarm bells.
SCHOOL FUNDING CAP VIOLATES STATE CONSTITUTION NEW HAMPSHIRE COURT FINDS
Published on: November 1, 2016
Court determines New Hampshire students have a constitutional right to an adequate education and declares State's funding cap unconstitutional.
REPORT REVEALS ILLEGAL ADMISSIONS POLICIES AT CHARTER SCHOOLS
Published on: October 28, 2016
Over 20 percent of all California charter schools have enrollment policies that violate state and federal law, according to the report "Unequal Access," released in August by the ACLU SoCal and Public Advocates of San Francisco.
COURT DECLARES CONNECTICUT EDUCATION SYSTEM VIOLATES STATE CONSTITUTION
Published on: September 12, 2016
Superior Court Judge Thomas Moukawser issued his post-trial decision, in CCJEFF v. Rell, finding that the state was not fulfilling its duty under the state constitution to provide children with a fair opportunity for a high school education, and ordering the state to submit remedial proposals within 180 days.
PLAINTIFFS URGE SUPREME COURT OF SOUTH CAROLINA TO ACT
Published on: August 10, 2016
Plaintiffs in Abbeville v. State filed their response to the State's "Joint Report" submitted to the South Carolina Supreme Court, arguing that the report failed to comply with the Court's earlier ruling.
LAWSUIT SAYS FUNDING IN MISSISSIPPI CHARTER SCHOOL LAW VIOLATES STATE CONSTITUTION
Published on: July 26, 2016
On July 11, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) filed a lawsuit alleging that the school funding provisions of the state charter school law passed by the Mississippi Legislature are unconstitutional.
LEGISLATURE MEETS SUPREME COURT DEADLINE AND EQUITABLE FUNDING DUTY IN KANSAS
Published on: July 8, 2016
On June 27, 2016, four days prior to the Kansas Supreme Court's July 1 deadline, the parties in the Gannon educational opportunity lawsuit filed a stipulated agreement with the Court.
LEGISLATURE CONTINUES TO VIOLATE KANSAS CONSTITUTION ON SCHOOL FUNDING
Published on: June 1, 2016
The Kansas Supreme Court declared that the latest legislative changes to the state school funding system failed to bring it into compliance with the state's constitution because it still distributes funding unfairly.