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A Roadmap for Improving New Jersey’s School Funding Formula: Modifying the Property tax cap
October 2024A Roadmap for Improving New Jersey’s School Funding Formula: The Impact of Census-Based Funding for Special Education
April 2024A Roadmap for Improving New Jersey’s School Funding Formula: The FY2026 Educational Adequacy Report
March 2024Making the Grade 2023: Pandemic Economic Uncertainty Spurred Public School Disinvestment
December 2023What will it take to achieve funding adequacy for all michigan students? $4.5 billion needed to close funding gaps
April 2023Publications by Topic
- Bullying
- Charters and Vouchers
- English Learners
- Facilities
- Funding
- Preschool
- Secondary Reform
- Special Education
- Student Discipline
- Student Residency
- Abbott Indicator Reports (2005-2006)
- Other
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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 2022)
- 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)
- School Discipline in New Jersey: A Toolkit for Students, Families, and Advocates (2018)
- Student Discipline Rights and Procedures: A Guide for Advocates (2012)
- Advocating for Reform of Zero Tolerance Student Discipline Policies: Lessons from the Field (2002)
- Survey of Key Education Stakeholders on Zero Tolerance Student Discipline Policies (2002)
- Understanding Public School Residency Requirements: A Guide for Advocates – English Language Version (October 2024)
- The Education Rights of Homeless Students: A Guide for Advocates – English Language Version (August 2024)
- The Education Rights of Homeless Students: A Guide for Advocates – Spanish Language Version (August 2024)
- The Educational Rights of Children in Foster Care & Other Out-of-Home Placements – A Guide for Advocates – English Language Version (2015)
- The Educational Rights of Children in Foster Care & Other Out-of-Home Placements – A Guide for Advocates – Spanish Language Version (2015)
- The Abbott Districts (Indicators Report) in 2005-06 … Progress and Challenges (Spring 2006)
- Tracking Progress, Engaging Communities: Union City Abbott Indicators Technical Report (May 2005)
- Tracking Progress, Engaging Communities: Union City Abbott Indicators Summary Report (May 2005)
- Tracking Progress, Engaging Communities: Trenton Abbott Indicators Technical Report (May 2005)
- Tracking Progress, Engaging Communities: Trenton Abbott Indicators Summary Report (May 2005)
- Tracking Progress, Engaging Communities: Newark Abbott Indicators Technical Report (May 2005)
- Tracking Progress, Engaging Communities: Newark Abbott Indicators Summary Report (May 2005)
- Tracking Progress, Engaging Communities: Camden Abbott Indicators Technical Report (May 2005)
- Tracking Progress, Engaging Communities: Camden Abbott Indicators Summary Report (May 2005)
- 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)