FEDERAL EMERGENCY RELIEF FOR SCHOOLS IS A START, BUT STATES AND CONGRESS MUST DO MUCH MORE
By David Sciarra, Jessica Levin and Wendy Lecker In the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act,…
ELC REPORT GRADES STATES ON FAIR SCHOOL FUNDING
Far Too Many States Get Failing Grades Newark, NJ, November 4, 2019 – Making the Grade 2019: How…
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: HOW TO BETTER SERVE GEORGIA’S AT-RISK STUDENTS
August 20, 2019 Georgia’s current method of funding academically struggling students leaves far too many behind, according to…
SCHOOL FUNDING LITIGATION FROM COAST TO COAST
By Molly Hunter As of March 2018, school funding lawsuits challenging inadequate education resources, outcomes and opportunities, especially…
MOST SCHOOLS FUNDED FAR BELOW WHAT’S NEEDED TO ACHIEVE AVERAGE OUTCOMES
A new policy brief, authored by researchers at Rutgers University and released by Education Law Center, shows that most…
MOST STATES SHORTCHANGE PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS DESPITE GROWING EVIDENCE THAT MONEY MATTERS
Newark, NJ, February 22, 2018 – The seventh edition of Is School Funding Fair? A National Report Card…
PRESIDENT TRUMP’S PROPOSED EDUCATION BUDGET: THE IMPACT ON NEW JERSEY
President Trump’s devastating education budget provides sweeping support for privatization at the expense of the nation’s most vulnerable…
ELC RELEASES 2017 LIST OF NATION’S MOST FISCALLY DISADVANTAGED SCHOOL DISTRICTS
47 Districts in 20 States Newark, NJ, February 21, 2017 – Education Law Center released today the 2017…
SCHOOL FUNDING LITIGATIONS HOT TOPIC IN STATE COURTS
Many States, U.S.A., August 20, 2015 – As of August 2015, school funding litigations seeking better educational opportunities…
NATIONAL REPORT CARD SHINES NEW LIGHT ON WHY FAIR SCHOOL FUNDING MATTERS
Last month, Education Law Center released the 4th edition of the National Report Card, “Is School Funding Fair?”…