Abbott v. Burke

This matter having come before the Court on the application of the Department of Education (DOE) for a limited modification of the judgment in Abbott v. Burke, 163 N.J. 95, 748 A2d 82 (2000) (Abbott VI);

And the DOE having represented to the Court that in the Abbott districts there are a small number of teachers at Department of Human Services-licensed community provider preschools and federally-funded Head Start programs who will be unable to obtain the required DOE certification by the Court’s Abbott VI deadline of September 2004;

And the DOE having sought a relaxation of the deadline to…