Abbott v. Burke
New Jersey Supreme Court
971 A.2d 989 (2009)
- Written by Deanna Curl, JD
Facts
In 1990, the New Jersey Supreme Court found that the state of New Jersey (defendant) had failed to meet its constitutional obligations to ensure a thorough and efficient system of free public schools by failing to provide adequate funding to poorer urban school districts known as Abbott districts. In the intervening years, the court issued 19 orders based on the state’s ongoing efforts to develop a funding formula that would provide constitutionally sufficient resources to Abbott districts. In 2008, the state passed the School Funding Reform Act of 2008 (SFRA). The state later filed a motion seeking a declaration that the SFRA met the requirements of the New Jersey Constitution’s thorough-and-efficient clause and requested to be relieved from prior remedial orders. The state also requested the elimination of a prior requirement that Abbott districts be provided with parity aid and supplemental funding. After a review by a special master, the New Jersey Supreme Court reviewed the case.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (LaVecchia, J.)
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