NJDOE AGAIN DISREGARDS LAW IN PROPOSING CHARTER SCHOOL EXPANSION
In formal comments filed with the New Jersey State Board of Education (State Board), Education Law Center strongly…
ELC URGES LEGISLATURE TO AGAIN REJECT GOVERNOR CHRISTIE’S RECYCLED VOUCHER PROPOSAL
There are no surprises in Governor Chris Christie’s FY18 State Budget, presented to the Legislature on February 28….
STATE FAILED TO ASSESS IMPACT OF CHARTER EXPANSION ON NEWARK SCHOOL CHILDREN
Acting on behalf of Newark school children, Education Law Center has filed an appeal of NJ Commissioner of Education David…
LAWSUIT ENFORCES DUE PROCESS RIGHTS OF STUDENTS IN NJ CHARTER SCHOOLS
JUDGE ORDERS NEWARK CHARTER TO RETURN STUDENT AFTER IMPROPER SUSPENSION An Administrative Law Judge has ordered the North…
NJ CHARTERS CARRYING SUBSTANTIAL SURPLUS EVEN AS DISTRICTS MAKE CUTS
An Education Law Center analysis of the most recently available, audited school budgets shows many New Jersey charter…
GOVERNOR CHRISTIE WANTS TO HOLD CHARTERS HARMLESS, BUT NOT DISTRICT SCHOOLS
According to the non-partisan Office of Legislative Services (OLS), Governor Chris Christie is asking the Legislature to hold…
PROPOSED CHARTER CHAIN SCHOOL TAKEOVERS IN CAMDEN RAISE MORE RED FLAGS
The Superintendent of the State-operated Camden School District recently announced plans to turn over the operation of five…
NEW CAMDEN CHARTERS: 1st YEAR ENROLLMENTS RAISE RED FLAGS
Mastery and Uncommon charter schools, which opened in Camden in September, failed to meet enrollment projections for their…
GOVERNOR RECYCLES ILLEGAL VOUCHER PROPOSAL
Governor Christie will try – again – to push through a program to divert public funds to private…
APPELLATE COURT UPHOLDS AND CLARIFIES CHARTER CAMPUS RULES
In a decision issued November 12, a New Jersey Appeals Court upheld the NJ Department of Education’s (NJDOE) regulation allowing “successful” charter…