NEW REPORT SAYS REFORM RHETORIC TRUMPS REALITY
April 23, 2013 Top-down pressure from federal education policies such as Race to the Top and No Child…
NJ DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION’S NEW SCHOOL PERFORMANCE REPORTS “SIGNIFICANTLY LAGGING”
April 22, 2013 On April 10, 2013, the NJ Department of Education (DOE) released their much anticipated, and…
NEW JERSEY REWARD SCHOOLS: REWARDING COMMUNITY AFFLUENCE, SELECTIVE ENROLLMENT
Last week, NJ Education Commissioner Chris Cerf announced a list of 57 “Reward Schools.” According to the NJ…
DAVID KIRP TO PRESENT HIS NEW BOOK ON SUCCESS OF UNION CITY SCHOOLS
March 7, 2013 David Kirp, noted author and professor of public policy at the University of California at…
RAC RULES CHALLENGED ON FUNDING, STATUTORY AUTHORITY
Advocates are raising multiple concerns about the NJ Department of Education’s recently proposed – and long delayed –…
ADVOCATES PRESS STATE BOARD TO EXPAND PUBLIC INPUT, SLOW RUSH TO DEREGULATION
On January 16, several dozen education advocacy organizations mobilized at the NJ State Board of Education (SBOE) meeting,…
COURT REFUSES TO DISMISS NEWARK LOCAL CONTROL APPEAL
In late November, there was an important development in the ongoing legal effort to restore local control to…
RAC ACTIVITIES RAISE MAJOR QUESTIONS
NJDOE Rushes Ahead With New Accountability System That Targets Schools Serving Low-Income Students of Color In recent months,…
ELC SUPPORTS “RIGHT TO EDUCATION PAKISTAN”
Right to Education Pakistan released a statement on October 10, 2012, condemning the brutal attack on Malala Yousafzai: “…an…
INTERACTIVE STUDENT DEMOGRAPHIC DATA NOW AVAILABLE ON ELC WEBSITE
Over the years, Education Law Center (ELC) has become the “go-to” source where parents, policymakers and advocates can…