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Preliminary
analysis of states' intended use of federal
stimulus funds
raises serious questions
The U.S. Department of Education
(USDOE) has now approved the applications
for initial federal stimulus funding under
the American Recovery and Renewal Act of
2009 (ARRA) for 49 of the 50 states, plus
the District of Columbia. Pennsylvania,
which has been involved in a protracted
dispute with federal officials over funding
for state-related universities, is the only
state whose application is still pending
approval. The information the states have
submitted raises serious questions about
whether the stated purposes of the Act ---
stabilizing education funding, facilitating
the continuation of equity and adequacy
formula adjustments and promoting education
reforms to boost student achievement ---
are being met.
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Legal Updates: South Dakota and California
In
an important legal victory for the plaintiffs,
the South Dakota Supreme Court ruled last
week that school districts have standing
to bring a constitutional challenge against
the state’s system for funding public
education and that they may expend public
moneys to pay attorneys fees and other expenses
in regard to such litigation. This unanimous
decision reverses the contrary holding of
the trial court.
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Full Story
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Interview
with Andru Volinsky, N.H. Plaintiff Attorney
Commencing with this issue, the ACCESS
newsletter is initiating a new series of
interviews with attorneys involved in major
education finance litigations. We recently
discussed the status of New Hampshire's
constitutional compliance since the state
Supreme Court adequacy litigations terminated
with Andru Volinsky.
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Abbott preschool participants
outperform peers, study shows
A report released last month
by the National Institute for Early Education
Research at Rutgers University found that
participants in New Jersey’s well-funded
Abbott preschool program achieve significantly
better academic results than their peers
through the first and second grades.
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