This ruling is an emphatic call to action for those who value equity in education to rally for fiscal parity in all public schools, where so often a zip code designates a child’s ability to attain a “sound basic education”. We can no longer afford to sit idly back and let a few do the […]
The appeal at issue involves three consolidated cases that accuse various state officials of trampling students’ rights to a sound basic education by underfunding of the New York City School District by billions of dollars. After the Manhattan Supreme Court refused New York’s efforts to dismiss the case, an appellate panel largely affirmed last year, […]
ALBANY – With cuts made during the recession now restored, education policymakers and stakeholders are focusing on how school aid is distributed – a review that could lead to the revamping of the state’s nearly decade-old funding formula, long a point of contention in past legislative sessions. The political environment of the 2017-18 budget could […]
Nine years after the state’s highest court found Albany failed to provide New York City with enough school aid, the case went back to court on Wednesday with plaintiffs arguing the state never lived up to that 2006 court order. Read the full story at
Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s forthcoming State of the State address is expected to focus on what can be done to improve public education across the state. If he is serious about the issue, he will have to move beyond peripheral concerns and political score-settling with the state teachers’ union, which did not support his re-election, and […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Michael A. Rebell 646-745-8288 STATE SUPREME COURT FINDS FOR PLAINTIFFS IN MAJOR SCHOOL FUNDING CASE November 18, 2014 – New York, NY — Rejecting the state’s attempt to dismiss a major litigation seeking to enforce the funding and other constitutional mandates established in the landmark Campaign for Fiscal Equity v. State […]
Contact: Michael A. Rebell 646-745-8288 rebellattorney@gmail.com NYSER PLAINTIFFS ASK COURT TO RESTORE IMMEDIATELY $1 BILLION IN STATE AID TO EDUCATION NEW YORK, June 25, 2014 — The plaintiffs in the NYSER v. State of New York lawsuit have asked State Supreme Court Justice Manuel Mendez to restore $1 billion in aid due to school districts […]
The chairman of Staten Island’s Community Education Council Thursday called upon the city to put an end to “Zip Code education” in public schools. “It’s time to put all students first, to end ‘Zip Code education’ in this city for district schools and for charter schools… We must end education apartheid in New York City. […]
Hoping for a quick end to the Gap Elimination Adjustment and the state cap on local property tax increases, a coalition of education groups including NYSSBA has filed a lawsuit contending the state’s system of funding public education violates the state constitution. The defendants are the State of New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the state […]
Any week now, the Kansas Supreme Court will rule on a lawsuit filed by parents and school districts alleging that school spending cuts violate the state’s constitution, which promises “suitable” funding for public education. In New York last week, an education advocacy group filed suit claiming the state is nearly $4 billion short of fulfilling […]