SUPREME COURT DECISION SUPPORTS SFRA — NOW FUND ALL DISTRICTS
Newark, NJ — May 24, 2011 Statement from David Sciarra, Executive Director of Education Law Center (ELC) and…
TIME TO OVERHAUL NJ’S CHARTER SCHOOL LAW
ELC PROPOSES CHANGES TO MAKE CHARTER SCHOOLS EFFECTIVE AND EQUITABLE Newark NJ — May 17, 2011 Charter schools,…
STATE FINDS ADDITIONAL SPECIAL EDUCATION VIOLATIONS IN PATERSON
ORDERS DISTRICT TO PROVIDE SPEECH SERVICES TO 43 STUDENTS Newark NJ — May 9, 2011 As a result…
THE RIGHT WAY TO COMPARE NJ EDUCATION FUNDING — 2010-11
Newark, NJ — May 5, 2011 In a school year marked by drastic cuts in state aid, NJ’s…
SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDING STUDY MANDATED BY SFRA NEARLY ONE YEAR OVERDUE
Newark, NJ — May 4, 2011 Education Law Center, representing the Statewide Parent Advocacy Network (SPAN), filed a…
PRESIDENT OBAMA GETS IT RIGHT: VOUCHERS WILL HURT, NOT IMPROVE, PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Newark, NJ — March 31, 2011 Support is fading fast in the NJ Legislature for a bill that…
AHSA Scores Show Modest Gains
Newark NJ — March 28, 2011 The NJ Department of Education has released results of the Alternative High…
Supreme Court Accelerates School Funding Case
Newark NJ — March 24, 2011 The NJ Supreme Court has issued an order accelerating the schedule for…
SPECIAL MASTER FINDS THAT STATE AID CUTS UNDERMINE “T&E”
Newark, March 22, 2011 The Education Law Center (ELC) issued the following statement regarding the ruling today by…
GOVERNOR’S FY12 BUDGET AGAIN GOES “OFF FORMULA,” IGNORING STUDENTS’ FUNDING NEEDS
205 DISTRICTS “BELOW ADEQUACY” WILL FALL FURTHER BEHIND Newark, NJ — March 7, 2011 For the second straight…