Governor Andrew Cuomo, in a speech laying out his 2019 legislative priorities, has called the 2007 Foundation Aid formula and the Campaign for Fiscal Equity (CFE) lawsuit “ghosts of the past and distractions from the present.” That statement is incorrect.…
The executive budget for the next fiscal year that Governor Andrew Cuomo issued last week flouts the constitutional right of all students in New York State to the opportunity for a sound basic education. It tramples students’ rights in two…
Governor Andrew Cuomo raised expectations when he said in his State of the State and budget address, “Let’s make a big change.” His budget proposals for education, however, fall far short of the change students’ need. For 2016-17, the governor…
Advocates for educational opportunity for all students, as well as the legal world, suffered an enormous loss when Judith Kaye, former Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals, passed away last week at the age of 77. Judge…