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Title: School Funding Fairness in New York State: An Update for 2013-14
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Publication Year: 2014
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Abstract: A decade after the monumental appeals court ruling in Campaign for Fiscal Equity v. State, funding equity for public elementary and secondary education in New York State is 42nd in the nation, or 8th from the bottom. This inequity has roots in the decades of public policy decisions made by the executive and legislative branches of government driven by political dynamics at the state, regional and local levels. Only after 14 years of litigation by a New York City based organization known as the Campaign for Fiscal Equity (CFE) resulted in a trilogy of Court of Appeals decisions in 1995, 2003 and 2006 directing the State to correct this inequity did reform begin. In 2007 the State enacted major education financing and accountability reforms entitled Foundation Aid and the Contract for Excellence. These reforms embarked the State on a historic journey toward improving the quality of education provided in the poorest urban, rural and suburban communities in the state. Unfortunately, that journey has been halted for the time being at least. Even in the first year . . .
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Authors: Baker, Bruce D
Publisher: Rutgers University
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