GUIDE TO NEW JERSEY’S RIGHT TO PRESCHOOL AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH
New Jersey’s high-quality, full-day preschool program for three- and four-year-olds is a national model, and Governor Murphy and…
UPDATED GUIDE TO TRANSITION PLANNING FOR NEW JERSEY STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES NOW AVAILABLE
Education Law Center’s Advocacy Guide Series Education Law Center has released a revised, updated and expanded guide crucial…
NJ LEGISLATORS POISED TO SEND MORE TAXPAYER DOLLARS TO PRIVATE SCHOOLS WHEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE UNDERFUNDED BY $2 BILLION
A bill sponsored by NJ Assemblyman Gary Shaer (D-Bergen and Passaic) and set for a full Assembly vote…
LIFTING TAX CAP FAILS TO DELIVER ADEQUATE FUNDING TO NJ DISTRICTS FACING STATE AID CUTS
The New Jersey State Senate is considering a bill to allow certain school districts facing multi-year cuts in…
ELC CALLS FOR END TO SEPARATE CHARTER SCHOOL PRE-K PROGRAMS IN ABBOTT DISTRICTS
Education Law Center is calling for the NJ Department of Education (NJDOE) to immediately end the unauthorized practice…
STATE’S REFUSAL TO SEEK FUNDING FOR FACILITIES PROJECTS PROMPTS ABBOTT COURT ACTION
Students in dilapidated and inadequate school buildings commenced legal action today, asking the New Jersey Supreme Court to…
STATE BOARD PROPOSES NEW GRADUATION RULES FOR CLASS OF 2023 AND BEYOND
New 11th Grade Exam Would Replace 10th Grade Tests Ten months after an Appellate Court invalidated New Jersey’s…
EDUCATION IN THE LEAST RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENT: HOW ARE NJ SCHOOL DISTRICTS DOING?
Five years after entering into a ground-breaking settlement with leading disability rights advocates, the New Jersey Department of…
ELC DEMANDS RELEASE OF FUNDING TO REMEDIATE LEAD IN NJ SCHOOLS’ WATER
Citing recent reports of as many as 480 public school buildings with lead in water delivery systems, Education…
NJDOE SUSPENDS UNREGULATED INTERNET-BASED SERVICES FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES IN RESPONSE TO ELC APPEAL
The New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) has halted the unregulated use of the internet by school districts…