NYDOE POSTS 2012-13 CONTRACT FOR EXCELLENCE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT FIVE MONTHS LATE
Responds to CFE Demand for Action In response to a demand by Education Law Center’s Campaign for Fiscal…
STATE MUST ENSURE MIDYEAR AID CUTS DO NOT HARM NEW YORK CITY SCHOOLCHILDREN
In a letter to New York State Education Commissioner John King, the Campaign for Fiscal Equity (CFE) is…
ADVOCATES PRESS STATE BOARD TO EXPAND PUBLIC INPUT, SLOW RUSH TO DEREGULATION
On January 16, several dozen education advocacy organizations mobilized at the NJ State Board of Education (SBOE) meeting,…
NJDOE FAILURE TO MOVE EMERGENT BUILDING REPAIRS VIOLATES STUDENTS’ CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS, JUDGE RULES
An Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) has ruled that the NJ Department of Education (NJDOE), by failing to adhere…
COMMISSIONER CERF AGAIN RECOMMENDS FUNDING CUTS FOR AT-RISK STUDENTS
Issues Long Overdue Educational Adequacy Report NJ Education Commissioner Christopher Cerf has sent the long overdue Educational Adequacy…
COURT REFUSES TO DISMISS NEWARK LOCAL CONTROL APPEAL
In late November, there was an important development in the ongoing legal effort to restore local control to…
RAC ACTIVITIES RAISE MAJOR QUESTIONS
NJDOE Rushes Ahead With New Accountability System That Targets Schools Serving Low-Income Students of Color In recent months,…
CFE DEMANDS ACTION TO RESTORE NY SCHOOL FUNDING TO CONSTITUTIONAL LEVEL
December 4, 2012 On November 27, the Campaign for Fiscal Equity, a project of Education Law Center, sent…
AN ADVOCATE’S GUIDE TO THE EDUCATIONAL ADEQUACY REPORT
New Jersey’s school finance law, adopted in 2008, implements a school funding formula that is a national model…
NEWS RELEASE: CFE STATEMENT ON MAYOR BLOOMBERG’S PLAN TO CUT AFTERSCHOOL FUNDING AND RAISE SCHOOL LUNCH FEES
The Campaign for Fiscal Equity (CFE), a project of Education Law Center, released the following statement on New York City…