ELC URGES GOVERNOR TO SEEK WAIVER OF FEDERAL TESTING MANDATES
Education Law Center is urging the administration of Governor Phil Murphy to apply for a waiver from federal…
STATE’S REFUSAL TO FUND SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION FORCES STUDENTS BACK TO COURT
Students enrolled in unsafe and dilapidated school buildings in New Jersey’s poor urban districts are again asking the…
NEW JERSEY’S SCHOOL COUNSELOR CRUNCH
In the 2018-19 school year, 244,111 students in New Jersey did not have access to a school counselor,…
NJ REPORTS ALARMING INCREASE IN STUDENT SUSPENSIONS OVERALL AND AMONG BLACK STUDENTS
ELC Again Calls on NJDOE to Lead and Take Action The New Jersey Department of Education’s (NJDOE) annual…
NJ SUPREME COURT COMMITTEE SEEKS INPUT ON LIMITING ROLE OF NON-LAWYERS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION
The New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on the Unauthorized Practice of Law has announced it will allow for…
ACLU-NJ AND ELC CALL FOR STATE ACTION ON POLICE IN NJ SCHOOLS
Data and Public Reporting Urgently Needed In a joint request to New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal…
NEW JERSEY SPENDING $26 MILLION TO CONTINUE ILLEGAL FUNDING FOR PRIVATE SCHOOLS
Education Law Center is calling on Governor Phil Murphy and his Administration to immediately comply with a U.S….
COVID-19 AND STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES: YOUR UPDATED GUIDE ON WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Education Law Center has released the second edition of COVID-19 and Students with Disabilities: Frequently Asked Questions to…
HALF OF NJ HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS STILL HAVE NO GRADUATION RULES
Nearly two years after an appellate court struck down New Jersey’s high school graduation assessment rules, the State…
USE $500 MILLION IN COVID-19 EMERGENCY BONDS TO MAKE NEW JERSEY SCHOOL BUILDINGS SAFE TO REOPEN
Education Law Center is calling on Governor Phil Murphy and the State Legislature to utilize at least $500…