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Campaign for Fiscal Equity, Inc. v. State of New York

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United States of America

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Right to education

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New York State Court of Appeals

Date: Jun 26, 2003

Summary: On appeal, the Court here affirmed the New York Supreme Court’s findings, affirming that New York City public schools did not provide the constitutionally required minimum level of a “sound basic education,” and that this failure was, at least in part, the result of inadequate funding by New York State. They therefore ordered the State to remedy this problem, giving until July 30, 2004 to determine the cost of providing a sound basic education in New York City and enact appropriate reforms. The Court rejected the State’s “comparative spending” argument, stating that a mere showing that the State’s per-student expenditure levels for NYC schools were higher than the U.S. average did not prove that the standard of a sound basic education was being met. With respect to expenditure figures, reference must be made to student need, local costs, and the actual quality of educational inputs and outputs.

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1 No. 74: Campaign for Fiscal Equity, Inc., et al. v. The State of New York, et al..pdf
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Campaign for Fiscal Equity, Inc. v. State of New York

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