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Civil Rights Education Government Law 

Michigan Can Reimburse Private Schools, Top State Court Rules

December 28, 2020December 29, 2020 JEFF D. GORMAN
Constitution, Michigan, school funding, schools

Michigan can reimburse private schools the costs of complying with health and safety mandates, the state’s highest court ruled in a split decision Monday upholding the constitutionality of a state law.

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Civil Rights Education 

School Funding

June 17, 2020June 17, 2020 BRIEF
El Paso, Latinos, race, school funding

Familias Unidas Por La Educación sued El Paso Independent School District in federal court, claiming it closed three elementary schools Latino neighborhoods, put no bond money toward facilities in these neighborhoods but put all of it into whiter neighborhoods’ schools.

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Politics Regional 

Property Tax Overhaul Initiative Qualifies for California Ballot

May 29, 2020June 1, 2020 NICK CAHILL
California, initiative, property, school funding, Taxes

The coronavirus pandemic and California’s shattered finances have injected urgency into an initiative that qualified for the November ballot Friday which — if passed — would reform the state’s landmark property tax code to raise billions for cash-strapped schools and counties.

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Education Government Health Regional 

California Schools Bracing for Covid-Fueled Budget Ax

May 20, 2020May 21, 2020 NICK CAHILL
Budget, California, coronavirus, Gavin Newsom, school funding

Facing a possible $54 billion deficit caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and California’s response to it, Governor Gavin Newsom has proposed a 19% cut to K-12 education that school districts up and down the state are already warning will be impossible to shoulder.

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Civil Rights Education Financial Government 

Delaware Court Says Outdated Property Values Hurt Schools

May 8, 2020May 8, 2020 ALEXANDRA JONES
Delaware, property, school funding, schools, Taxes

In a 150-page opinion Friday, a Delaware chancellor rapped state officials for skimping on public school funding by relying on property tax values that are more than 30 years old.

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Education Entertainment Government 

California Auditor Slams Lottery for Shortchanging Schools by Millions

February 25, 2020February 26, 2020 NICK CAHILL
Audit, California, lottery, school funding

With an outdated prize payout scheme and lack of oversight, the California Lottery flouted education funding laws and owes public schools $36 million, according to an audit released Tuesday.

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Education Environment Government 

Environmental Tort

January 17, 2020January 17, 2020 BRIEF
California, developers, housing, school funding

The Santa Rita and Salinas Union School Districts sued the City of Salinas, claiming its approval of a 16,000-resident development project will damage the environment and lacks adequate funding for schools that will need to absorb the new students, in Monterey County Court.

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Appeals Civil Rights Education Government Religion 

Maine Ban on Religious-School Funding May Survive Appeal

January 8, 2020 THOMAS F. HARRISON
first circuit, Maine, school funding, schools

Families challenging a Maine law that denies public funding for religious schools faced a highly skeptical audience today at the First Circuit.

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Education Financial Law 

Education Funding

December 19, 2019December 20, 2019 BRIEF
Budget, California, dbrief5, school funding

The method chosen by the California Legislature to pay for two mandated educational programs does not violate the state Constitution, the state’s Supreme Court ruled. The programs can be funded by allocating unrestricted general funding.

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Civil Rights Education Government National Politics 

Biden Pledges More Funding for Low-Income Schools

October 20, 2019October 21, 2019 AMANDA OTTAWAY
2020 elections, Joe Biden, rally, school funding, teachers, unions

Former Vice President and 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden – and his educator wife – made their pitch Sunday to New York City teachers at the United Federation of Teachers’ annual Teacher Union Day.

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Education Government Regional 

$15 Billion School Bond Measure Headed to California Voters

October 7, 2019October 8, 2019 NICK CAHILL
bonds, California, school funding

California voters will soon decide whether to provide outdated schools and universities with a $15 billion facelift under legislation signed Monday by Governor Gavin Newsom.

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Courts Education Government Regional 

Arizona School Money

October 1, 2019October 2, 2019 BRIEF
Arizona, governors, school funding

A federal judge in Arizona has ruled that Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey violated federal law by withdrawing money to fund public education from the state’s land trust without congressional approval.

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Education Government 

School Funding

September 18, 2019 BRIEF
school funding

The Duval County (Fla.) School Board sued Jacksonville in Duval County Court, for refusing to put a school capital surtax on the ballot, to remedy deplorable conditions in “schools that were built long ago to segregate African-American children (and) are still in use.”

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Education Government Regional 

West Virginia House Debates Education Bill Amid Teacher Protests

June 17, 2019June 18, 2019 YAWANA WOLFE
school funding, West Virginia

Lawmakers in West Virginia considered another education omnibus bill Monday, amid nearly two years of strikes by angry teachers in the state demanding pay raises and a Republican-led state Senate intent on privatizing education across the state.

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Appeals Education Government Regional 

Kansas Justices OK School Funding Plan, But Keep Case Open

June 14, 2019 JON PARTON
Kansas, school funding

The Kansas Supreme Court unanimously ruled Friday that the state has met its obligation to adequately fund public schools, but will retain jurisdiction over the 9-year-old case to ensure state lawmakers carry out scheduled funding in the future.

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Education Government Regional 

Voters Reject Parcel Tax to Boost LA School Funding

June 4, 2019June 5, 2019 NATHAN SOLIS
Elections, Los Angeles, school funding, Taxes

A parcel tax that would have generated millions of dollars for Los Angeles schools failed to get enough votes Tuesday, a devastating blow to union leaders and school officials who said the funding would have gone to reduce class sizes and hire more staff.

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Education Government 

Oregon Teachers Walk Out en Masse in Search of School Funding

May 9, 2019May 9, 2019 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Oregon, school funding, strike, teachers

Tens of thousands of teachers across Oregon walked off the job Wednesday to demand more money for schools, holding signs and wearing red shirts that have become synonymous with a nationwide movement pushing lawmakers to better fund education.

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Education Government 

Schools

May 2, 2019May 2, 2019 BRIEF
Alaska, Budget, governors, school funding

The nonprofit Coalition For Education Equity claims in Anchorage Superior Court that Alaska Governor Michael Dunleavy impounded a $20 million appropriation for public schools.

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Appeals Courts Government Law 

Montana Supreme Court Strikes Down Tuition Tax Credit Program

December 12, 2018December 14, 2018 MARTIN MACIAS JR
Montana, school funding, Taxes

The Montana Supreme Court invalidated the state’s tuition tax credit on Wednesday ending a program that allowed taxpayers to fund scholarships for private schools, most of which are religious-based.

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Appeals Courts Education Government Law Regional 

Kansas High Court Says Lawmakers Must Increase School Funding

June 25, 2018June 25, 2018 JON PARTON
Kansas, school funding, schools

Kansas lawmakers must find more funding for K-12 schools but have until June 2019 to do it, avoiding the risk of school closures, according to Monday’s state Supreme Court ruling.

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