Legal Opinion
Campaign for Fiscal Equity, Inc. v. State
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 26, 2003PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Chief Judge Kaye.
We begin with a unanimous recognition of the importance of education in our democracy. The fundamental value of education is embedded in the Education Article of the New York State Constitution by this simple sentence: “The legislature shall provide for the maintenance and support of a system of *902free common schools, wherein all the children of this state may be educated” (NY Const, art XI, § 1). Plaintiffs claim that the State has violated this mandate by establishing an education financing system that fails to afford New York City’s public schoolchildren…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Gonzaga University v. DoeSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- Alexander v. SandovalSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
- Rose v. Council for Better Education, Inc.Kentucky Supreme Court · 1989
- Campaign for Fiscal Equity, Inc. v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
- Board of Education v. NyquistNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
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3Cited by75 opinions
- Woods v. Rondout Valley Central School District Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2006
- New York Civil Liberties Union v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 2005
- Bolt v. N.Y.C. Dep't of Educ.Court for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 2018
- Connecticut Coalition for Justice in Education Funding, Inc. v. RellSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2010
- William Penn School District v. Pennsylvania Department of EducationSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
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