NEW JERSEY ON SLOW ROAD BACK TO FAIR SCHOOL FUNDING
BY DAVID SCIARRA On June 30, Governor Phil Murphy signed the Fiscal Year 2020 New Jersey State Budget….
ELC ANALYSIS SHOWS 26% INCREASE IN REPORTED SCHOOL VIOLENCE AND HIGHER SUSPENSION RATES FOR BLACK STUDENTS
Calls on NJDOE to Correct Deficiencies in Annual Student Safety Report This May, the New Jersey Department of…
NJ LEGISLATORS READY TO SEND MILLIONS MORE TO PRIVATE SCHOOLS WHILE CUTTING AID TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS
A bill fast-tracked by legislative leaders in the New Jersey Senate and Assembly would open the door to…
AGREEMENT EXTENDS GRADUATION PATHWAYS FOR ALL CURRENT HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
An agreement reached with the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) will provide clear pathways to graduation for…
NJ LEGISLATURE: GET TO WORK ON FACILITIES FUNDING FOR ALL DISTRICTS, NOT JUST VO-TECHS
As the Senate Education Committee holds a hearing on the procedures for approval of grant funds for facilities…
166 NJ DISTRICTS NOW FUNDED BELOW “T&E”
ELC RECOMMENDS PATH TO FUNDING ADEQUACY In 2018-19, 166 New Jersey school districts serving over 662,000 or almost…
UPDATED GUIDE TO NEW JERSEY SCHOOL RESIDENCY RIGHTS NOW AVAILABLE
Education Law Center’s Advocacy Guide Series Education Law Center has released a revised and updated guide to New…
ADVOCATES CALL ON NJ LEGISLATORS TO CONDUCT THOROUGH INVESTIGATION OF CHARTER SCHOOL REAL ESTATE PRACTICES
In response to a carefully researched, in-depth report published in The Record concerning the potential misuse of public…
NEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE: BRING FY20 SCHOOL AID BUDGET INTO CONSTITUTIONAL COMPLIANCE
In approving the statewide formula in the School Funding Reform Act of 2008 (SFRA), the New Jersey Supreme…
SOPHOMORES AND FRESHMEN “IN LIMBO” AS TESTING SEASON BEGINS
As spring testing begins, high school sophomores and freshmen remain in limbo without clear rules for graduation—even though…