GOVERNOR CUOMO: DUMP FORMULA, LET POLITICS DRIVE SCHOOL FUNDING
BY: DAVID G. SCIARRA In his proposed 2017-18 budget, Governor Andrew Cuomo is calling for repeal of New…
NJ SCHOOL FUNDING ERODES UNDER GOVERNOR CHRISTIE
New Jersey remains near the top of the nation on school funding fairness in the National Report Card, Is…
ELC, ACLU-NJ and NJAIJ PRESS NJDOE TO ENSURE SCHOOLS ARE “SAFE HAVENS” FREE FROM DISCRIMINATION
With reported post-election increases in discriminatory harassment, intimidation, and bullying in schools and a new administration taking office,…
NJ LAWMAKERS: JUST FUND THE FORMULA
New Jersey’s weighted student funding formula – the School Funding Reform Act (SFRA) – is the most fair…
NJ GRAD RATE RISES, BUT BIG PROBLEM LOOMS
The NJ Department of Education’s (NJDOE) 2016 graduation report contains good news: the high school graduation rate rose…
CONNECTICUT COURT RULING COULD HURT, NOT HELP, VULNERABLE STUDENTS
By Wendy Lecker In September, Connecticut Judge Thomas Moukawsher of State Superior Court in Harford issued a ruling…
PUBLIC SCHOOL PARENTS TO STATE TREASURER: OBEY COURT ORDER, STOP ESA PROGRAM
Las Vegas, December 5, 2016 – Attorneys representing public school parents in the Lopez v. Schwartz lawsuit notified…
NEW DATA SHOWS NEED TO REVISE NJDOE GRADUATION POLICIES
Newly released data from the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) shows that only 9% of seniors passed…
ELC STANDING UP FOR EDUCATION RIGHTS ACROSS THE NATION
We’re best known at Education Law Center for our groundbreaking work in representing New Jersey’s most vulnerable students…
BUILDING FIREWALLS: PROTECTING PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE TRUMP ERA
By David G. Sciarra With the selection of Betsy DeVos as Education Secretary, Donald Trump has made good…