The legal fight for a sound, basic education

Nov. 5, 2021 – In light of a recently announced settlement in a lawsuit designed to increase state funding for public education in New York, we take a trip down memory lane with Michael Rebell, the co-counsel for the plaintiffs in the 1993 lawsuit brought against the state by the Campaign for Fiscal Equity. We explore nearly 30 years of legal challenges, what the settlement by the Hochul administration means and the future of the state’s education funding distribution model.