BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY OF MILLVILLE, CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Petitioner-Appellant,
v.
NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, Respondent-Respondent.
Board of Education of the Township of Pemberton, Burlington County, Petitioner-Appellant,
v.
New Jersey Department of Education, Respondent-Respondent.
Board of Education of the Town of Phillipsburg, Warren County, Petitioner-Appellant,
v.
New Jersey Department of Education, Respondent-Respondent.
Board of Education of the Township of Neptune, Monmouth County, Petitioner-Appellant,
v.
New Jersey Department of Education, Respondent-Respondent.
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Argued October 27, 2004.
Decided May 19, 2005.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Richard E. Shapiro, Princeton and Jennifer R. Webb-McRae, Millville, argued the cause for appellants (Mr. Shapiro, attorney for Board of Education of the Township of Pemberton, Board of Education of the Town of Phillipsburg and Board of Education of the Township of Neptune and Robinson & Andujar, attorneys for Board of Education of the City of Millville, attorneys; Mr. Shapiro and Arnold Robinson, on the briefs).
Michelle L. Miller, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent (Peter C. Harvey, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney; Nancy Kaplen, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel; Allison Colsey Eck, Deputy Attorney General, on the briefs).
David G. Sciarra, Executive Director, Educational Law Center, argued the cause for amicus curiae, Abbott v. Burke plaintiffs.
Supreme Court of New Jersey.
Chief Justice PORITZ delivered the opinion of the Court.
In these consolidated cases certain Abbott districts1 raise the question whether the State is legally obligated to fund with state appropriations the Districts' preschool programs for the 2003-2004 school year. More specifically, after the Department of Education (DOE or Department) had approved the early childhood budgets submitted by...
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