Legal Opinion
Campaign for Fiscal Equity, Inc. v. State
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 20, 2006PublishedCited by 45 opinions
POINTS OF COUNSEL
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Pigott, J.
In this third appeal by plaintiffs Campaign for Fiscal Equity, Inc. (CFE), et al., we address the cost of providing children in New York City’s public schools with a sound basic education. The State estimated this cost to include a minimum of $1.93 billion, in 2004 dollars, in additional annual operating funds. *20We conclude that this estimate was a reasonable one and that the courts should defer to this estimate, appropriately updated.
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More than a decade ago, we held that the Education Article of the New York State Constitution requires the State “to offer all…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Klostermann v. CuomoNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- Campaign for Fiscal Equity, Inc. v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
- Board of Education v. NyquistNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Nys Law Enforcement Employees v. CuomoNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- Wambat Realty Corp. v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
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3Cited by45 opinions
- Connecticut Coalition for Justice in Education Funding, Inc. v. RellSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2010
- MATTER OF MARON v. SilverNew York Court of Appeals · 2010
- Center for Independence of the Disabled v. Metropolitan Transp. Auth.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2020
- Miriam Aristy-Farer v. State of New York , New Yorkers for Students' Educational Rights v. State of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 2017
- Roberts v. Health & Hospitals Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
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