ELC CALLS ON STATE TO ASSESS EFFECT OF NJ CHARTERS ON SEGREGATION AND SCHOOL FUNDING
Must Codify Education Commissioner’s Constitutional Obligations In comments filed today, Education Law Center is calling on the NJ…
ELC JOINS NJ LAWSUIT TO ENFORCE EDUCATION RIGHTS
Demands State Provide Rural Students with Constitutional Funding and Preschool Education Law Center, led by noted civil rights…
Little Change in School Aid in FY15 State Budget
With final passage of the FY15 State Budget, New Jersey school districts now have a clear picture of…
STATE APPROVES HUGE CHARTER EXPANSION IN CAMDEN
Mastery and Uncommon Charter Chains to Open 11 Schools for 6,914 Students NJ Education Commissioner David Hespe has…
ELC REPORT: INADEQUATE FUNDING SHRINKS STAFF AND REDUCES OPPORTUNITIES FOR NJ STUDENTS
A new report released today by Education Law Center documents an alarming decline in school staff between 2009…
STATE SUED FOR DEFYING VOTERS’ PROMISE TO COLORADO’S KIDS
Families, Teachers, and Districts Sue to Enforce Amendment 23’s Constitutional Requirement for Support for Education in Good Times…
PORTRAIT OF AN UNDERFUNDED SCHOOL DISTRICT: BAYONNE
The Bayonne Public School District has the unfortunate distinction of being one of the most underfunded in New…
State admits violating the education rights of Philadelphia school children
The following op ed by Education Law Center Executive Director David Sciarra appeared on the website of WHYY,…
NO PROGRESS IN NEWARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO IMPROVE DELIVERY OF SERVICES TO STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
The latest compliance report on implementation of a 2012 court-ordered settlement shows Newark Public Schools (NPS) has made…
LAWSUIT PROMPTS NYC DOE TO SCHEDULE BOROUGH HEARINGS ON SCHOOL SPENDING PLAN
For the first time in more than four years, the New York City Department of Education (DOE) will…