Board of Education v. New Jersey Department of Education

This case, like Board of Education of the City of Millville v. New Jersey Department of Education, 183 N.J. 264, 872 A.2d 1052, 2005 WL 1172506 (2005), decided today, concerns funding determinations of the Commissioner of Education (Commissioner) in relation to preschool programs required by our decision in Abbott v. Burke, 153 N.J. 480, 508, 710 A.2d 450 (1998) (Abbott V), and subsequently promulgated Department of Education (DOE or Department) regulations. Here, the City of Passaic Board of Education (Passaic or District) raises three issues — whether Abbott district preschool programs must…