The Campaign for Educational Equity
Educational equity - a moral imperative for the 21st century.
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The Campaign for Educational Equity at Teachers College, Columbia University is dedicated to promoting equity and excellence in education and overcoming the gap in educational access and achievement between advantaged groups and disadvantaged groups in this country.

Launched in 2005, the Campaign is committed to expanding and strengthening the national movement for quality public education for all. We promotes educational equity through focused research and research-based analyses of key... (read more)
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The Campaign for Educational Equity
Category:
Organizations - Academic Organizations
Description:
The Campaign for Educational Equity at Teachers College, Columbia University is dedicated to promoting equity and excellence in education and overcoming the gap in educational access and achievement between advantaged groups and disadvantaged groups in this country.

Launched in 2005, the Campaign is committed to expanding and strengthening the national movement for quality public education for all. We promotes educational equity through focused research and research-based analyses of key... (read more)
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Open: All content is public.

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http://www.equitycampaign.org
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The Campaign for Educational Equity
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New York, NY

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MD---Montgomery officials have threatened to sue the state and pursue legislation that would change state law in response to the attorney general's opinion.
The outcome of the ensuing battle could set legal precedents for funding education
Read more…(The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/23/AR2009112303498.html

MI---Schools across the state are making headlines as they prepare to ax millions of dollars half way through their 2009-2010 budget year. The cuts are necessitated by a state budget passed in Oct. which resulted in significant cuts to the school aid funding allowance, as well as a line item veto by Gov. Jennifer Granholm which cut funding for the highest-spending schools.
Read more…(The Michigan Messenger)
http://michiganmessenger.com/30815/with-school-aid-fund-cuts-final-schools-sharpen-knives-to-carve-budgets

Federal Stimulus Issues

AZ---A federal stimulus program that uses federal tax credits to spur nationwide school construction might not be as attractive as was intended for Arizona school districts needing new schools.
Read more…(The Arizona Republic)
http://www.azcentral.com/community/phoenix/articles/2009/11/24/20091124schoolbonds1124.html

MO---The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 has sent $2.8 billion to Missouri so far. Three different "buckets" of money from these stimulus dollars are already flowing through Missouri school budgets.
Read more…(KOMU)
http://www.komu.com/satellite/SatelliteRender/KOMU.com/ba8a4513-c0a8-2f11-0063-9bd94c70b769/2143a48d-80ce-0971-0158-615ea5df7f00