NEW JERSEY DISTRICTS CAN’T DEMAND WAIVERS IN RETURN FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES
The New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) has issued a firm prohibition to school districts against conditioning special…
ELC CALLS ON NJ TO USE CARES ACT FUNDS TO END DIGITAL DIVIDE AND ADDRESS EDUCATION INEQUITIES
Education Law Center is urging New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy to promptly issue guidance to local school districts…
NJ SUPREME COURT ANTICIPATES GOVERNOR AND LEGISLATURE WILL FUND SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM
Newark, NJ – In an order issued today, the New Jersey Supreme Court has stepped aside to give…
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…
PROPOSED FIX FOR DELAYS IN NEW JERSEY SPECIAL EDUCATION HEARINGS RESTRICTS STUDENT RIGHTS
A proposal by the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) and the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) to…
NJ SUPREME COURT TO REVIEW STATE COMMISSIONER’S DECISION TO DRAMATICALLY EXPAND CHARTER SCHOOLS IN NEWARK
The New Jersey Supreme Court has granted a petition filed by Education Law Center (ELC) to review the…
NEW JERSEY OWES $1.6 BILLION TO 187 CONSTITUTIONALLY UNDERFUNDED SCHOOL DISTRICTS
ELC Proposes Five-Year Plan to Close the Statewide Adequacy Gap The number of New Jersey school districts funded…
ELC LEGAL ACTION PROMPTS NJ TO RELEASE NEW STATEWIDE SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION PLAN
Following an emergency meeting in late January, the Schools Development Authority (SDA) approved and released a new Statewide…