PROTECT VULNERABLE STUDENTS IN SCHOOL REOPENING
Our Children/Our Schools (OC/OS), a broad-based network of New Jersey education, children’s rights and civil rights organizations, today…
NURSES, ESSENTIAL FOR REOPENING NJ SCHOOLS, IN SHORT SUPPLY
August 13, 2020 Nearly 300 New Jersey public schools serving over 106,000 students had no assigned school nurse on…
ELC VIRTUAL EDUCATION JUSTICE LECTURE EXPLORES ADVOCACY RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC
On May 28, Education Law Center hosted the 11th annual Education Justice Lecture as a virtual panel discussion. The…
ELC URGES SUSPENSION OF GRADUATION TESTING REQUIREMENT DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Education Law Center is urging Governor Phil Murphy and Commissioner of Education Lamont Repollet to protect the rights…
NEW JERSEY ADVOCATES PRESS FOR CORONAVIRUS EDUCATION TASK FORCE
Seek Proactive Efforts to Safeguard Students’ Rights Education Law Center is leading a call for Governor Phil Murphy…
COVID-19: AN UPDATE FROM EDUCATION LAW CENTER
During the current coronavirus pandemic, New Jerseyans’ main focus must be on health and safety. Education Law Center…
A PRO-PUBLIC EDUCATION AGENDA FOR THE NJ LEGISLATURE IN 2019
By David Sciarra In the FY19 State Budget, the New Jersey Legislature passed the first significant increase in…
NEW JERSEY SUPREME COURT ENDS CHALLENGE TO TENURE LAWS
The New Jersey Supreme Court has declined to review an appeals court ruling dismissing a lawsuit seeking invalidation…
TIME TO END STATE DISTRICT TAKEOVER IN NEW JERSEY
In testimony before the Joint Committee on the Public Schools, Education Law Center reissued its call for the…
CHAMPION OF EDUCATION JUSTICE AWARD PRESENTED TO KATHLEEN GEBHARDT
Kathleen Gebhardt is this year’s recipient of the Demetrio Rodriguez Champion of Education Justice Award presented at the…