NJ LEGISLATURE ON PUBLIC SCHOOLS: SOME PROGRESS, REAL THREATS
By David Sciarra At the end of June, the New Jersey Legislature passed the FY19 State Budget and…
CHALLENGE TO TEACHER TENURE IN NEW JERSEY FAILS AGAIN
In yet another blow to those who seek to dismantle due process rules for public school teachers, a…
NJ LEGISLATORS CAN’T FUND PUBLIC SCHOOLS BUT WILL SEND MILLIONS MORE TO PRIVATE SCHOOLS
A bill fast-tracked by legislative leaders in the New Jersey Senate and Assembly would require the State to…
NJ LEGISLATURE POISED TO HAND OVER CAMDEN STUDENTS TO CHARTER CHAINS & STUDENT RECORDS TO PRIVATE ENTITY
June 18, 2018 A bill fast-tracked by the New Jersey Legislature would allow the State-operated Camden school district…
INCREASE NJ SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION FUNDS FOR ALL DISTRICTS
Education Law Center has voiced strong opposition to New Jersey legislators about Assembly Bill 3902, legislation that would…
AID CUTS LOOM FOR STUDENTS IN 188 NJ DISTRICTS
Senate President Steve Sweeney has proposed changes to New Jersey’s school funding formula – the School Funding Reform…
STATEMENT FROM DAVID SCIARRA, EDUCATION LAW CENTER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ON TODAY’S FILING IN LATINO ACTION NETWORK V. STATE OF NEW JERSEY
Education Law Center (ELC) fully supports the lawsuit filed today challenging the intense racial and socio-economic isolation of…
192 NJ DISTRICTS NOW SPENDING BELOW “T&E”
A new Education Law Center analysis shows that 192 New Jersey school districts, serving over 682,000 students, are…
TIME TO REPLENISH FUNDING FOR NEW JERSEY’S SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM
All $2.9 billion in bond financing for school construction projects approved by the New Jersey Legislature in 2008…
NJDOE URGED TO RESCIND CHRISTIE-ERA GRADUATION RULES
Education Law Center and the American Civil Liberties Union of NJ are urging the NJ Department of Education…