ELC Provides Resources for Parents and Advocates on Immigrant Rights Related to Public Education
ELC has prepared and released two resources addressing the rights of immigrant students: a Know Your Rights flyer…
Just Released ELC Report Uncovers Alarming Trends in Abbott Preschool Enrollment
This year marks the 25th anniversary of implementation of the New Jersey Supreme Court’s decision in the landmark…
ELC Urges NJ to Address Negative Impacts of High School Graduation “Exit Test” Requirement
IEPs Must Govern for Students with Disabilities In a letter to Acting Commissioner of Education Kevin Dehmer, Education…
NJ Commissioner of Education Reaffirms Constitutional Limits on School District Authority to Expel Students
Recent Federal Policy Guides Districts on Reducing Reliance on Exclusionary Discipline Education Law Center represented a New Jersey…
ELC Advocacy Guides for NJ School Residency Rights and Homeless Students’ Education Now Available in Spanish
With a grant from the New Jersey State Bar Foundation, Education Law Center produced and released Spanish translations…
New ELC Report: Fix the Contradiction in the Local Share to Improve School Funding in NJ
New Jersey’s property tax cap, a law aimed at minimizing annual increases in residents’ property tax bills, is…
Class Action Monitor Recommends Release of Newark Public Schools from “Child Find” Compliance Monitoring
Education Law Center is pleased to report that Newark Public Schools (NPS) has achieved substantial compliance with federal…
After ELC Intervention, NJ Will Provide Language Interpreters in all Cases at Office of Administrative Law
Parties No Longer Required to Bring Their Own Interpreters Translations of this Release are Available at the Bottom…
The Good, the Bad and the Missing: Education Funding in NJ’s FY25 State Budget
The FY25 State Budget marks a historic public education milestone for the state of New Jersey. The sixteen-year-old…
Some School Funding Cuts are Restored, But the NJ Legislature’s Work is Not Done
Last week Governor Phil Murphy signed two bills offering some support for school districts facing state aid reductions…