A PRO-PUBLIC EDUCATION AGENDA FOR THE NJ LEGISLATURE IN 2019
By David Sciarra In the FY19 State Budget, the New Jersey Legislature passed the first significant increase in…
APPELLATE COURT STRIKES DOWN NEW JERSEY’S GRADUATION TEST RULES
Court Unanimously Rejects PARCC-based Graduation Requirement In a unanimous opinion, a three-judge panel of the Appellate Division of…
ELC TO NJ GOVERNOR: DON’T DIVERT MORE PUBLIC FUNDS TO PRIVATE SCHOOLS
December 19, 2018 Governor Phil MurphyState House, Trenton, New Jersey Re: Increase in Private School Funding Dear Governor…
ELC LETTER TO LEGISLATORS ON SCHOOL FUNDING
The following letter was sent to NJ legislators on December 12, 2018: Re: Increase in Security Aid for…
NEW JERSEY SUPREME COURT ENDS CHALLENGE TO TENURE LAWS
The New Jersey Supreme Court has declined to review an appeals court ruling dismissing a lawsuit seeking invalidation…
NEW JERSEY MUST REIN IN IMPROPER CHARTER GROWTH
ELC Recommends Steps to Comply with NJ Charter Law and Constitutional Mandates Education Law Center is urging the…
TIME TO END STATE DISTRICT TAKEOVER IN NEW JERSEY
In testimony before the Joint Committee on the Public Schools, Education Law Center reissued its call for the…
ELC PRESSES STATE TO COMPLY WITH ABBOTT v. BURKE SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION MANDATE
Education Law Center is again requesting that the New Jersey Attorney General ensure the Schools Development Authority (SDA)…
CHAMPION OF EDUCATION JUSTICE AWARD PRESENTED TO KATHLEEN GEBHARDT
Kathleen Gebhardt is this year’s recipient of the Demetrio Rodriguez Champion of Education Justice Award presented at the…
UPDATED, INTERACTIVE NJ SCHOOL FUNDING DATA NOW ON ELC WEBSITE
Education Law Center has updated its comprehensive set of interactive data on New Jersey school funding statewide and…