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Abbott Preschool at 25: Declining Enrollment Puts a Landmark Program at Risk

February 2025

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Making the Grade 2024: Education Funding Disparities Persist as Some States Prioritize Tax Cuts and Privatization

December 2024

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Understanding Public School Residency Requirement: A Guide for Advocates

October 2024

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Tax Cap Report Cover Page

A Roadmap for Improving New Jersey’s School Funding Formula: Modifying the Property tax cap

October 2024

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Education Rights of Homeless Students: A Guide for Advocates

August 2024

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A Roadmap for Improving New Jersey’s School Funding Formula: The Impact of Census-Based Funding for Special Education

April 2024

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Litigating Under the New Jersey Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act: A Guide for Advocates (January 2024)
Legal Protections Against Bullying in New Jersey Schools: Spanish (January 2007)
Legal Protections Against Bullying in New Jersey Schools: English (January 2007)

Trenton Public Schools: Budget Impacts of Underfunding and Rapid Charter Growth (July 2018)
Newark Public Schools: Budget Impacts of Underfunding and Rapid Charter Growth (August 2017)
Newark Public Schools: Budget Impacts of Underfunding and Rapid Charter Growth (November 2015)

English Learners in New Jersey: Exposing Inequities and Expanding Opportunities in the Wake of the Pandemic (November 2021)
Rights of English Language Learners and Limited English Proficient Parents During the Pandemic (English)
Rights of English Language Learners and Limited English Proficient Parents During the Pandemic (Spanish)
EL Rights During the Pandemic (Arabic)
EL Rights During the Pandemic (Chinese)
EL Rights During the Pandemic (English)
EL Rights During the Pandemic (Gujarati)
EL Rights During the Pandemic (Haitian-French)
EL Rights During the Pandemic (Hindi)
EL Rights During the Pandemic (Italian)
EL Rights During the Pandemic (Korean)
EL Rights During the Pandemic (Polish)
EL Rights During the Pandemic (Portuguese)
EL Rights During the Pandemic (Russian)
EL Rights During the Pandemic (Spanish)
EL Rights During the Pandemic (Tagalog)
EL Rights During the Pandemic (Telugu)
EL Rights During the Pandemic (Urdu)

Safe and Adequate: Using Litigation to Address Inadequate K-12 School Facilities (July 2006)
Long Range Facilities Planning and Design Implementation for Students with Disabilities: A Guide for New Jersey School Districts (September 2005)
Breaking Ground: Rebuilding New Jersey’s Urban Schools (April 2004)
Report on the NJ Department of Education Proposed Regulations on Long Range Facilities Plans (February 2004)
NJ Department of Education Proposed Facilities Regulations: Analysis of Preschool Issues (January 2004)

Making the Grade 2024: Education Funding Disparities Persist as Some States Prioritize Tax Cuts and Privatization (December 2024)
A Roadmap for Improving New Jersey’s School Funding Formula: Modifying the Property Tax Cap (October 2024)
A Roadmap for Improving New Jersey’s School Funding Formula: The Impact of Census-Based Funding for Special Education (April 2024)
A Roadmap for Improving New Jersey’s School Funding Formula: The FY2026 Educational Adequacy Report (March 2024)
Making the Grade 2023: Pandemic Economic Uncertainty Spurred Public School Disinvestment (December 2023)
What Will it Take to Achieve Funding Adequacy for All Michigan Students? $4.5 Billion Needed to Close Funding Gaps (April 2023)
Money Matters: Evidence Supporting Greater Investment in PK-12 Public Education (March 2023)
Making the Grade 2022: 27 States Receive ‘F’ on School Funding Report Card (December 2022)
Underfunding of Special Education Harms all Wisconsin Students (October 2022)
How Long Must Illinois Students Wait for Fully Funded Schools? (September 2022)
How Long Must Illinois Students Wait for Fully Funded Schools? (September 2022)
The Color of Opportunity: How the Underfunding of New Jersey’s Schools Disproportionately Impacts Black and Latino Students (March 2022)
Spending Targets Under the School Funding Reform Act (October 2021)
Making the Grade 2021, How Fair is School Funding in Your State (October 2021)
Inequity in School Funding: Southern States Must Prioritize Fair Public School Spending (October 2021)
Big Breakthrough on New York School Funding (July 2021)
Republican Lawmakers Block Federal COVID-19 Funds from Reaching Michigan Students (June 2021)
Governor Cuomo Proposes to Undercut COVID-19 Relief to Schools, Again (March 2021)
From Courthouse to Statehouse – and Back Again (February 2021)
$600 Billion Lost: State Disinvestment in Education Following the Great Recession (January 2021)
Making the Grade 2020: How Fair is School Funding in Your State? (January 2021)
Georgia: Equal Education Cuts, Unequal Impacts (October 2020)
More Funding Needed to Fix Tennessee School Staff Shortages (October 2020)
Nevada’s New Formula is an Opportunity Not to be Lost (June 2020)
Investing Additional Resources in Schools Serving Low-Income Students: Evidence for Advocates (April 2020)
New York’s Pandemic Adjustment: Depriving Resources to Students Impacted by COVID-19 (April 2020)
Making the Grade 2019: How Fair is School Funding in Your State? (November 2019)
Abbott Districts: School Funding Still Unconstitutional (March 2019)
Understanding Adjustment Aid in New Jersey School Funding: A Case Study of Jersey City (March 2018)
Is School Funding Fair? A National Report Card (7th Edition) (February 2018)
Is School Funding Fair? America’s Most Fiscally Disadvantaged School Districts (2nd Edition) (February 2017)
Is School Funding Fair? A National Report Card (Sixth Edition) (January 2017)
Is School Funding Fair? A National Report Card (Fifth Edition) (March 2016)
The Changing Distribution of Educational Opportunities 1993-2012 (January 2016)
Newark Public Schools: Budget Impacts of Underfunding and Rapid Charter Growth (November 2015)
Understanding New Jersey’s School Funding Formula: The Role of Adjustment Aid (September 2015)
Is School Funding Fair? A National Report Card (Fourth Edition) (Spring 2015)
Resource Accountability: Enforcing State Responsibilities for Sufficient and Equitable Resources Used Effectively to Provide All Students a Quality Education (March 2015)
Shortchanging New Jersey Students: How Inadequate Funding Has Led to Reduced Staff and Growing Disparities in the State’s Public Schools (July 2014)
Linking Standards to Resources – New Jersey’s School Funding Reform Act of 2008 (March 2014)
Is School Funding Fair? A National Report Card (Third Edition) (January 2014)
Is School Funding Fair? A National Report Card (Second Edition) (June 2012)
Is School Funding Fair? A National Report Card (First Edition) (September 2010)
Filling Budget Holes: Evaluating the Impact of ARRA Fiscal Stabilization Funds on State Funding Formulas (January 2010)
Special Education Funding in New Jersey: A Policy Analysis (December 2007)
Abbott Students Attending Charter Schools: Funding Disparities And Legal Implications (May 2007)

Abbott Preschool at 25: Declining Enrollment Puts a Landmark Program at Risk (February 2025)
Children’s Rights in New Jersey’s State-Funded Preschool Program English version (January 2020)
Children’s Rights in New Jersey’s State-Funded Preschool Program Spanish version (January 2020)
Abbott Preschool at 20: Building on Success (Summer 2018)
Abbott Preschool 15 Year Progress Report (May 2014)
The Abbott Preschool Program: A 10-year Progress Report (August 2010)
Integrating Faith-Based Organizations into State-Funded Pre-K Programs: Resolving Constitutional Conflict (June 2010)
Formula for Success: Adding High-Quality Pre-K to State School Funding Formulas (May 2010)
Access to Pre-K Education Under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (February 2010)
Including Children with Disabilities in State Pre-K Programs (February 2010)
High Quality Pre-Kindergarten as the First Step in Educational Adequacy: Using the Courts to Expand Access to State Pre-K Programs (2007)
The Cost of High-Quality Preschool Education in New Jersey (December 2007)
Abbott Preschool Program Fifth Year Report on Enrollment and Budget (August 2003)

New Jersey’s Special Review Assessment: Loophole Or Lifeline? (August 2007)

Transition Planning Under IDEA for Students with Disabilities: A Guide for Advocates – English Language Version (October 2022)
Transition Planning Under IDEA for Students with Disabilities: A Guide for Advocates – Spanish Language Version (October 2024)
How New Jersey’s Special Education Complaint Resolution System Fails Students New Jersey Lawyer (April 2022)
Know Your Rights: Services for Students with Disabilities Turning 21 in 2021-22 or 2022-23 (January 24, 2022)
FAQ on Compensatory Education in Response to COVID-19 (3rd Edition) (November 2022)
What Special Education Parents Need to Know Now that S3434 Has Been Signed (July 7, 2021)
COVID-19 and Students with Disabilities Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) (December 2020)
Restraint and Seclusion Information Sheet (September 2020)
Including Children with Disabilities in State Pre-K Programs (February 2010)
The Right to Special Education in New Jersey: A Guide for Advocates English (2008)
The Right to Special Education in New Jersey: A Guide for Advocates Spanish (2008)
Special Education Funding in New Jersey: A Policy Analysis (December 2007)

Equity and Diversity: Defining the Right to Education for the 21st Century (February 2023)
Starting from the Bottom: First Steps to Improve School Funding in Arizona (January 2020)
Invest in Georgia Teachers: The Need to Attract and Retain a High-Quality Workforce (December 2019)
Funding Opportunity: Replacing Georgia’s Early Intervention and Remedial Programs with Funding for Low-Income Students (August 2019)
Reducing Class Size in New York City: Promise vs. Practice (June 2016)
Bringing Students Together: The Obstacles and Opportunities of School District Consolidation (June 2016)
Enhancing Court Capacity to Enforce Education Rights: Judicial Tools Used in Abbott v. Burke (2009)
Implementing Abbott v. Burke: A Guide to the 2006 K-12 Abbott Regulations (March 2005)
Abbott Implementation Resource Guide: Standards Based Reform (February 2004)
Abbott Implementation Resource Guide: Engaging Parents, Family and the Community to Improve Student Achievement (February, 2004)
Abbott Implementation Resource Guide: Integrating Students of Limited English Proficiency into Standards-Based Reform in the Abbott Districts (February 2004)