ELC, ACLU-NJ and NJAIJ PRESS NJDOE TO ENSURE SCHOOLS ARE “SAFE HAVENS” FREE FROM DISCRIMINATION
With reported post-election increases in discriminatory harassment, intimidation, and bullying in schools and a new administration taking office,…
ELC STANDING UP FOR EDUCATION RIGHTS ACROSS THE NATION
We’re best known at Education Law Center for our groundbreaking work in representing New Jersey’s most vulnerable students…
BUILDING FIREWALLS: PROTECTING PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE TRUMP ERA
By David G. Sciarra With the selection of Betsy DeVos as Education Secretary, Donald Trump has made good…
ELC STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF ENDING STATE TAKEOVER OF SCHOOLS
DAVID G. SCIARRA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Education Law Center strongly supports Assembly Bill 3637, which repeals New Jersey’s school…
CONGRESS AGAIN FAILS TO TACKLE EQUITY IN REVISED FEDERAL EDUCATION LAW
By: David G. Sciarra and Molly A. Hunter On December 9, 2016, Congress passed a bill reauthorizing the…
JUSTICE GARY STEIN JOINS ELC BOARD OF TRUSTEES
The trustees and staff of Education Law Center welcome retired NJ Supreme Court Justice Gary Stein to the…
NEWARK’S NEXT STEPS TO LOCAL CONTROL
By Theresa Luhm In a July 27 opinion published in NJ Spotlight, I outlined the process by which…
FEDS FIND NEW JERSEY VIOLATED ESEA WAIVER BY NOT HELPING NEWARK SCHOOLS
Newark, NJ – June 24, 2015 Responding to a complaint filed by Education Law Center (ELC), the U.S. Department…
ELC URGES NJDOE TO IMPROVE BILINGUAL EDUCATION RULES
Education Law Center is recommending that New Jersey strengthen the requirements for timely and effective communication with parents…
ENDING COMMON CORE COULD BE UNCONSTITUTIONAL
By David Sciarra June 1, 2015 – Governor Chris Christie has announced his Administration’s intention to replace the Common…