GOVERNOR CHRISTIE’S FY17 SCHOOL AID BUDGET IS WHOLLY INADEQUATE ? AGAIN
Public school children across the Garden State again are the big losers in Governor Chris Christie’s proposed FY17…
SMALL CITIES STUDENTS AWAIT COURT RULING ON SCHOOL FUNDING
Attorney General Changes Legal Position on Foundation Aid After an eight-week trial and post-trial submissions, parents from “Small…
VOUCHER CASE MOVES TO NEVADA SUPREME COURT
Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt has asked the State Supreme Court for expedited review of a preliminary injunction…
KANSAS SUPREME COURT DECLARES STATE SCHOOL FUNDING SYSTEM UNCONSTITUTIONAL, SETS JUNE 30 DEADLINE
On February 11, in Gannon v. State, the Kansas Supreme Court affirmed a trial court ruling that the…
VALUING PUBLIC EDUCATION: A 50 STATE REPORT CARD
On February 2, the Network for Public Education (NPE) issued an evaluation of how well our states and…
ADJUSTMENT AID NEEDED FOR A THOROUGH AND EFFICIENT EDUCATION IN BELOW ADEQUACY DISTRICTS
From time to time, New Jersey lawmakers raise the prospect of altering the school funding formula by reducing…
EAST RAMAPO PARENTS FILE SUIT TO REMEDY SCHOOL BOARD’S FISCAL MISMANAGEMENT
Seek Court Order for State Intervention and Corrective Action On January 14, parents of public school children in…
COURT DECLARES NEVADA VOUCHER LAW VIOLATES STATE CONSTITUTION
Public School Parents Win Injunction to Stop Irreparable Harm Judge James Wilson of the First Judicial District Court…
NEVADA PARENTS TO HAVE THEIR DAY IN COURT TO STOP UNCONSTITUTIONAL VOUCHER LAW
December 21, 2015 On January 6, 2016, Nevada public school parents will ask a state court to declare…
JUDGE FINDS FREEHOLD BOROUGH SCHOOLS ARE SEVERELY OVERCROWDED, RECOMMENDS ISSUING CONSTRUCTION BONDS
Final Decision Rests with Commissioner Hespe In a December 16 ruling, Administrative Law Judge Susan M. Scarola found…