Other people's children : the battle for justice and equality in New Jersey's schools /

Other people's children : the battle for justice and equality in New Jersey's schools /

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Author / Creator:Yaffe, Deborah, 1965-
Imprint:New Brunswick, NJ : Rivergate Books, ©2007.
Description:1 online resource (xiv, 370 pages)
Language:English
Subject:
Education -- Finance -- Law and legislation -- New Jersey.
Educational law and legislation -- New Jersey.
Property tax -- Law and legislation -- New Jersey.
Public schools -- New Jersey -- Finance.
Educational equalization -- New Jersey -- Costs.
Education and state -- New Jersey.
Education and state.
Education -- Finance -- Law and legislation.
Educational law and legislation.
Property tax -- Law and legislation.
Public schools -- Finance.
New Jersey.
Electronic books.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11171159
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ISBN:9780813543932
0813543932
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Print version record.
Summary:In 1981, when Raymond Abbott was a twelve-year-old sixth-grader in Camden, New Jersey, poor city school districts like his spent 25 percent less per student than the state?s wealthy suburbs did. That year, Abbott became the lead plaintiff in a landmark class-action lawsuit demanding that the state provide equal funding for rich and poor schools. Over the next twenty-five years, as the non-profit law firm representing the plaintiffs won ruling after ruling from the New Jersey Supreme Court, Abbott dropped out of school, fought a cocaine addiction, and spent time in prison before turning his lif.
Other form:Print version: Yaffe, Deborah, 1965- Other people's children. New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, ©2007 9780813542058

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