Poorer School Districts Are Less Diverse Than Ever ; Critics of State's New Funding Plan File Court Brief
The Record, Bergen County, NJ (September 21, 2008)
Author: Heather Appel, Staff Writer
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While the state has seen demographic shifts in suburban school districts, the isolation and intense concentration of minority students in the 31 Abbott school districts is worse today than it was 20 years ago.
That's the basis for a "friend of the court" brief filed jointly by the New Jersey Black Issues Convention and the Hispanic Directors Association, two influential umbrella organizations. They are among nine groups challenging the state's overhaul of the school funding formula that guaranteed additional aid to the state's neediest districts.Poorer School Districts Are Less Diverse Than Ever ; Critics of State's New Funding Plan File Court Brief
Locally, Paterson, Passaic and Garfield are classified as Abbott districts.
The court is scheduled to hear oral arguments Monday in the latest round of Abbott v. Burke litigation. The original class- action lawsuit was filed more than 30 years ago and was aimed at providing oversight and extra funding so low...Try vLex for FREE for 3 days
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