Stiefel, Schwartz Win Grant From NJ's Education Law Center

Amy Ellen Schwartz, director, Insititute for Education and Social Policy (IESP) and Leanna Stiefel, associate director for education finance, IESP, have been awarded a contract in the amount of $32,720 from New Jersey's Education Law Center for a study entitled "Study of Foundation Level Funding of I and J Districts in New Jersey."

This study will identify the institutional components of a successful suburban school in New Jersey to inform discussions about adjustments to New Jersey's current school funding formula. This study was commissioned by the Education Law Center (Newark, New Jersey) to identify the resources needed and how they are allocated to meet the state's Core Curriculum Content Standards (CCCS). The New Jersey Supreme Court identified the state's most affluent districts as the benchmark for academic success and school funding in the Abbott districts (the poorest districts in the state). Based on this discussion and analysis of public data, the investigators will estimate the cost of educating all of New Jersey's students to the standards of successful districts in the state.