Legal Opinion
Abbott v. Burke
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided July 12, 1994PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Per curiam
We affirm the judgment of the Chancery Division declaring unconstitutional the Quality Education Act (the Act or QEA), *447N.J.S.A 18A:7D-1 to -37. Our decision is based on the Act’s failure to assure parity of regular education expenditures between the special needs districts and the more affluent districts. The State informs us that it does not anticipate that the Act in its present form will continue to control financing of public education.
We retain jurisdiction. We decline to enter any orders now. The substantial increase in State aid to the thirty special needs districts (approximately $700…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Robinson v. CahillSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1973
- Abbott v. BurkeSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1990
- Robinson v. CahillSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1976
3Cited by39 opinions
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- Bd. of Ed. of Tp. of Neptune v. NEPTUNE TP. ED. ASSOC.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1996
- ABBOTT BY ABBOTT v. BurkeSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1997
- ABBOTT BY ABBOTT v. BurkeSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1998
- Abbott Ex Rel. Abbott v. BurkeSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2011
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