COMMISSIONER CERF AGAIN RECOMMENDS FUNDING CUTS FOR AT-RISK STUDENTS
Issues Long Overdue Educational Adequacy Report NJ Education Commissioner Christopher Cerf has sent the long overdue Educational Adequacy…
COURT REFUSES TO DISMISS NEWARK LOCAL CONTROL APPEAL
In late November, there was an important development in the ongoing legal effort to restore local control to…
RAC ACTIVITIES RAISE MAJOR QUESTIONS
NJDOE Rushes Ahead With New Accountability System That Targets Schools Serving Low-Income Students of Color In recent months,…
CFE DEMANDS ACTION TO RESTORE NY SCHOOL FUNDING TO CONSTITUTIONAL LEVEL
December 4, 2012 On November 27, the Campaign for Fiscal Equity, a project of Education Law Center, sent…
AN ADVOCATE’S GUIDE TO THE EDUCATIONAL ADEQUACY REPORT
New Jersey’s school finance law, adopted in 2008, implements a school funding formula that is a national model…
NEWS RELEASE: CFE STATEMENT ON MAYOR BLOOMBERG’S PLAN TO CUT AFTERSCHOOL FUNDING AND RAISE SCHOOL LUNCH FEES
The Campaign for Fiscal Equity (CFE), a project of Education Law Center, released the following statement on New York City…
REVISED STATE CHARTER PROGRAM RULES STILL LEGALLY FLAWED
ELC Again Submits Comments Raising Major Concerns For the second time this year, Education Law Center has submitted…
ELC ADDS CHARTER SCHOOL DATA TO INTERACTIVE WEBSITE PAGES
Education Law Center has now expanded the user-friendly, interactive data available on its website that provides information on…
CORRECTING THE RECORD ON NJ SCHOOL FUNDING
Several weeks ago, New Jersey Education Commissioner Christopher Cerf gave a “State of the Schools” presentation to local…
ELC URGES NY COMMISSION TO CHAMPION THE RIGHT TO FAIR SCHOOL FUNDING
October 16, 2012 In testimony today before the New York Education Reform Commission, Education Law Center (ELC) is…