SCHOOL FUNDING CAP VIOLATES STATE CONSTITUTION NEW HAMPSHIRE COURT FINDS
In September, Superior Court Justice Brian Tucker granted most of plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment, in City of…
REPORT REVEALS ILLEGAL ADMISSIONS POLICIES AT CHARTER SCHOOLS
Over 20 percent of all California charter schools have enrollment policies that violate state and federal law, according…
CIVIL RIGHTS GROUPS CHALLENGE USING PARCC TESTS FOR GRADUATION
Several New Jersey civil rights and parent advocacy organizations have filed a legal challenge to new high school…
ADVOCATES DEMAND STATE FUNDING FOR LEAD REMEDIATION AND PLUMBING PROJECTS IN NEWARK
Education Law Center and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), working with the Ironbound Community Corporation (ICC) and…
FLINT LEAD CRISIS BRINGS PARENT LAWSUIT OVER SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES
15 PLAINTIFFS REPRESENTED BY ELC AND ACLU OF MICHIGAN SUE TO PROTECT STUDENTS’ CIVIL RIGHTS Today, the Education…
COALITION WANTS MORE EFFECTIVE ANTI-BULLYING RULES FOR NJ SCHOOLS
A coalition of advocates has called on the NJ State Board of Education (SBOE) to strengthen proposed rules…
PARENTS AND CHILDREN IN SMALL CITY SCHOOLS FILE APPEAL OF DECISION IN MAISTO EDUCATION ADEQUACY CASE
Plaintiffs in the “Small City Schools” case, Maisto et al v State of New York, filed an appeal…
ELC APPLAUDS RULING DECLARING NEVADA ESA VOUCHERS UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Education Law Center welcomes the Nevada Supreme Court decision in Lopez v. Schwartz firmly declaring the state’s Education…
ICYMI: ELC’S 6-PART SERIES ON GOVERNOR CHRISTIE’S UNFAIR SCHOOL FUNDING PLAN
Since Governor Chris Christie announced his proposal to provide every public school student in New Jersey with the…
PHILLIPSBURG HS NOW HOME TO 2000 STUDENTS IN STATE OF ART FACILITY
On September 8, 2,100 students in grade 9 through 12 were welcomed into the new, three-story, 326,000-square-foot Phillipsburg…