NEW JERSEY ATTORNEYS NEEDED TO REPRESENT STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Every day, Education Law Center receives numerous requests to represent students with disabilities whose parents or caretakers cannot…
NJ PRESCHOOL ENROLLMENT: PROGRESS STOPS UNDER CHRISTIE ADMINISTRATION
New Jersey’s high quality “Abbott Preschool Program” is recognized as a national model. Under the New Jersey Supreme…
TOP 25 MOST UNDERFUNDED NJ SCHOOL DISTRICTS
Enacted in 2009, and upheld by the NJ Supreme Court in 2010, New Jersey’s landmark school funding formula…
ELC RECEIVES ADVOCACY AWARD FROM NAACP BRANCH
On October 26, Education Law Center (ELC) was honored by the New Brunswick Area Branch of the NAACP…
COMMISSIONER SAYS NEW TESTS WILL NOT BE TIED TO HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAS
In a potentially significant move away from high stakes exit testing, NJ Education Commissioner Christopher Cerf has announced…
NYC HIGH SCHOOL ADMISSIONS: CHOICE MEANS SEGREGATION
New York City education officials have touted their “choice” admissions policy as breaking the connection between a child’s…
ELC PUSHES NJ COMMISSIONER TO FILE LONG OVERDUE PROGRESS REPORTS ON STATE TAKEOVER DISTRICTS
October 15, 2013 NJ Education Commissioner Christopher Cerf has failed to file annual reports for the last three…
NY SCHOOL REVENUE CAP ADDS TO FUNDING INEQUITIES
Advocates File Brief in Suit Challenging Law That Limits Communities’ Ability to Raise Adequate Resources for Schools The…
ELC RESPONDS TO STATE ON DEPLORABLE CONDITIONS AT TRENTON CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
The NJ Schools Development Authority (SDA) recently stated that SDA “is not authorized to pay for any emergency repairs” to…
CHRISTIE ADMINISTRATION INACTION FORCES TRENTON STUDENTS AND TEACHERS TO ENDURE ANOTHER YEAR OF UNFIT AND UNSAFE BUILDING CONDITIONS
Legislators, Teachers and Advocates Demand Action Before State Board of Education Education Law Center joined State Assemblyman Reed…