BLACK AND LATINO STUDENTS ENDURE THE BRUNT OF NEW JERSEY PUBLIC SCHOOL UNDERFUNDING
Black and Latino students in New Jersey are far more likely to attend schools that are spending well…
NJ MOST RESTRICTIVE STATE IN NATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
While New Jersey has been among the bottom three states over the past decade when it comes to…
ELC CO-SPONSORS WEBINAR ON ENGLISH LEARNERS’ RIGHTS WITH FOCUS ON FEDERAL ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LAWS
New Jersey educators, attorneys, and community-based advocates who work with English learner (EL) students and their parents are…
ADVOCATES TAKE ACTION TO RESPOND TO NJ’S COMPENSATORY EDUCATION FAILURES
Legal Webinars and Clinics Planned as Legislation Advances As New Jersey approaches the two-year anniversary of the unprecedented…
BILL TO ESTABLISH DIVISION OF SCHOOL DESEGREGATION IN NEW JERSEY: LONG OVERDUE BUT NEEDS WORK
Education Law Center is calling on the New Jersey Legislature to significantly strengthen proposed legislation to create a Division…
MURPHY ADMINISTRATION ROLLS OUT NEW HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION TEST
By Stan Karp Four years after Governor Phil Murphy made a public commitment to eliminate New Jersey’s high…
CHARTER SCHOOL FUNDING INCREASE WIPES OUT STATE FORMULA AID BOOST FOR NYC DISTRICT SCHOOLS
In testimony on Governor Kathy Hochul’s FY23 Executive Budget, Education Law Center warned New York lawmakers that a…
IS NJ HEADED FOR ANOTHER GRADUATION MELTDOWN?
By Stan Karp The resumption of graduation testing after a two-year pandemic suspension has put New Jersey high…
ELC WELCOMES ATTORNEY RACHAEL DEANE AS INAUGURAL DIRECTOR OF LEGAL AND STATE POLICY SUPPORT
Education Law Center’s capacity to support public school advocates, organizers and lawyers is growing with the addition of…
GEORGIA COALITION LAUNCHES SCHOOL FUNDING CAMPAIGN
On January 6, Fund Georgia’s Future kicked off a statewide effort to adequately fund Georgia’s Quality Basic Education…