STATE RESPONDS TO ELC DEMAND FOR EMERGENT PROJECTS FUNDING
The NJ Department of Education (DOE) and Schools Development Authority (SDA) have responded to a demand by Education…
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…
GOVERNOR CHRISTIE’S UNFAIR SCHOOL FUNDING PLAN: PART IV
Governor Would Decimate Budgets, Trigger Huge Staff Cuts in Poor Districts August 8, 2016 Governor Chris Christie’s so-called…
NJDOE’S PROPOSED GRADUATION RULES VIOLATE NJ’S GRADUATION STATUTE
ELC, ACLU-NJ Urge State Board to Reject Graduation Testing Plan Months after a lawsuit challenged the New Jersey…
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…
GOVERNOR CHRISTIE’S UNFAIR SCHOOL FUNDING PLAN: PART III
THE GOVERNOR IS WRONG ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT Governor Chris Christie attempts to justify his proposal to take massive…
EDUCATION FINANCE STUDY RECOMMENDS FAIR FUNDING SYSTEM FOR MICHIGAN
In June, the State of Michigan released the Michigan Education Finance Study prepared by Augenblick Palaich and Associates…
GOVERNOR CHRISTIE’S UNFAIR SCHOOL FUNDING PLAN: PART II
THE RIGHT WAY TO CALCULATE – AND COMPARE- DISTRICT FUNDING The Governor is adept at manipulating the calculation…
GOVERNOR CHRISTIE’S UNFAIR SCHOOL FUNDING PLAN: PART I
THE GOVERNOR IS WRONG ON HOW MUCH DISTRICTS SPEND Governor Christie attempts to justify his plan to take…
NEVADA SCHOOL DISTRICTS FACE SIGNIFICANT BUDGET DEFICITS
The final education budget adopted, in June 2015, by the Nevada Legislature for the 2015-2017 biennium does little…