“Constitutional rights cannot be put on hold because of a recession”…
…is the legal conclusion reached by every federal and state court that has considered this issue in years past and since the 2008 recession, writes Michael A. Rebell in an extensive treatise that was just published in the Albany Law Review.
From The National Access Network at Teachers College, Columbia University| http://bit.ly/Q4Q8OT
Safeguarding Sound Basic Education, 75 Alb L. Rev 1855(2012). Rebell, a lawyer, who is the Executive Director of the Campaign for Educational Equity at Teachers College, Columbia University and of the National Education Access Network, cautions, however, that judges are sensitive to changed economic circumstances, and that to succeed in future cases advocates and attorneys will need to be cost-conscious. They need to demonstrate that the funding levels they seek to provide meaningful educational opportunities to all students are based on cost-efficient and cost-effective educational practices. Rebell offers five possible ways that costs can be reduced without detrimentally affecting services to students.
Safeguarding Sound Basic Education 75 Alb L. Rev 18552012[1]
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