NJ COULD HAVE OVER 130 CHARTER SCHOOLS, NOT 87
ELC Calls on Legislature to Investigate Following the revelation by the Attorney General in a court hearing last…
NJDOE EFFORT TO BYPASS SAFEGUARDS IN CHARTER LAW CHALLENGED BEFORE APPEALS COURT
Education Law Center’s pending challenge to the NJ Department of Education’s (NJDOE) attempt to circumvent basic safeguards in…
WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THE CHARTER CHAINS THAT WILL EDUCATE CAMDEN CHILDREN?
On July 7, NJ Education Commissioner David Hespe authorized Uncommon Charter Schools, based in New York City, to…
ELC CALLS ON STATE TO ASSESS EFFECT OF NJ CHARTERS ON SEGREGATION AND SCHOOL FUNDING
Must Codify Education Commissioner’s Constitutional Obligations In comments filed today, Education Law Center is calling on the NJ…
STATE APPROVES HUGE CHARTER EXPANSION IN CAMDEN
Mastery and Uncommon Charter Chains to Open 11 Schools for 6,914 Students NJ Education Commissioner David Hespe has…
HOBOKEN CHALLENGES IMPACT OF CHARTER EXPANSION ON STUDENTS
Racial Segregation and Loss of Funding Key Issues On April 14, the Hoboken Board of Education filed an…
BEYOND THE HYPE: THE CREDO STUDY AND NJ CHARTER SCHOOL PERFORMANCE
In New Jersey, the CREDO charter school study released in late June was met with scant analysis and…
STATE’S CHARTER EXPANSION REGULATIONS UNDER CHALLENGE BY ELC
In a brief filed this week with a state appellate court, ELC argues that Commissioner Christopher Cerf and…
BROAD CONSENSUS ON ASSEMBLY BILL TO AMEND NJ CHARTER SCHOOL LAW
On Monday, the Assembly Education Committee took a significant step forward in the process of updating and improving…
GOVERNOR’S VOUCHER PROPOSAL IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL LOGROLLING
Governor Christie’s attempt to enact a program to use public funds for private school vouchers in the FY14…