Fight Over CUNY's Remedial Courses Moves to State Courts

PATRICK HEALY

By PATRICK HEALY

The fight over the City University of New York's remedial programs shifted to the courts in August.

One day after a state judge derailed the university's ban on remedial classes for baccalaureate students, CUNY's Board of Trustees got a court to stay the ruling.

State Supreme Court Justice Elliott Wilk had ruled that CUNY's trustees violated the state's Open Meetings Law during a May 26

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Hoping to Halt Lawsuit, CUNY Board Again Votes to End Remedial Courses - January 27, 1999
Judge Halts CUNY Ban on Remedial Classes, but His Order Is Stayed - August 12, 1998
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CUNY Trustees Again Vote to Phase Out Most Remedial Courses - February 5, 1999

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