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Major ELL Funding Case Goes to U.S. Supreme
Court
For the first time since 1973 when it
ruled in Lau v. Nicols, 414 U.S.
563 that students with limited English proficiency
have a right to a “meaningful educational
opportunity,” the United States Supreme
Court will be considering a case involving
the provision of services to English Language
Learners (“ELLs”). Speaker
of Arizona House of Representatives v. Flores,
which will be argued later this month, involves
enforcement of the federal district court’s
order that the State of Arizona reasonably
fund programs for teaching English to these
students.
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Ohio is Back on Track for Constitutional
Compliance
Seven
years after the Ohio Supreme Court declared
that it would take no further action to compel
the executive and legislative branches to
fix the state’s unconstitutional educational
funding system, the Executive Branch, on its
own initiative, is taking significant action
to promote constitutional compliance. Ohio
Governor Ted Strickland announced in his State
of the State address on January 28, 2009 that
his first priority as governor is to reform
the state’s public education system.
Having repeatedly stated that his governorship
will rise and fall on his successful revamping
of the state’s educational system, Strickland’s
speech formally announced his administration’s
plans to overhaul the state’s current
education funding formula and to improve teacher
quality, expand learning opportunities, develop
innovative teaching techniques, and integrate
comprehensive early childhood programs with
the rest of the school curriculum.
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New Jersey Judge Recommends New Path for
Old Litigation
In
a Solomonic decision, Peter E. Doyne, a
state superior court judge sitting as a
special master appointed by the New Jersey
Supreme Court, recommended that New Jersey’s
new school funding formula be deemed to
satisfy constitutional requirements, provided
that, at least for the next three years,
the 32 urban school districts covered by
the state’s long-pending Abbott
v. Burke litigation be allowed to continue
to apply to the state education department
for supplemental funding. The special master’s
recommendation will now be considered by
the New Jersey Supreme Court, which has
scheduled oral argument in this matter later
this month.
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REGISTER
NOW for the 9th Annual Quality Education
Conference: Strengthening Opportunities
to Learn in Challenging Economic Times
Less than one month remains
until the 9th Annual Quality Education Conference
Washington, DC.
We hope that you will be able to join us
on May 7-8 to discuss pressing issues in
education, specifically the budgetary concerns
that are facing most states.
It is our hope that this conference will
help begin a dialogue on education budget
issues between plaintiff litigators, educators,
advocates, and policy experts. We encourage
conference participants to share information
and strategies regarding their states’
reactions to budget cuts, the infusion of
federal stimulus money, and the looming
“facing the cliff” concern that
states may encounter when the money provided
by the federal government runs out.
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