NJDOE AGAIN DISREGARDS LAW IN PROPOSING CHARTER SCHOOL EXPANSION
In formal comments filed with the New Jersey State Board of Education (State Board), Education Law Center strongly…
ELC TAKES ON SPECIAL EDUCATION CRISIS IN STATE-OPERATED PATERSON DISTRICT
Since March, Education Law Center has filed three complaints asking the NJ Department of Education (NJDOE) to investigate…
GOVERNOR CHRISTIE’S EDUCATION LEGACY: STARVE SCHOOLS, ABANDON STUDENTS
Governor Chris Christie’s eighth – and last – State Budget seals his public education legacy. New Jersey public…
5 STEPS TO IMPROVE THE FY18 STATE BUDGET FOR NJ SCHOOL CHILDREN
Governor Chris Christie’s proposed school aid budget for FY18 is another blow to public school children. The Governor…
ASSEMBLY REJECTS RULES REQUIRING PARCC FOR GRADUATION
On March 16, the NJ State Assembly voted 67 to 3, with 2 abstentions, to reject state regulations…
TIME FOR STATE TO ADDRESS EMERGENT HEALTH AND SAFETY REPAIRS IN URBAN SCHOOLS
Almost six months since submitting lists of urgently needed facilities repair requests, urban school districts are still waiting…
ELC URGES LEGISLATURE TO AGAIN REJECT GOVERNOR CHRISTIE’S RECYCLED VOUCHER PROPOSAL
There are no surprises in Governor Chris Christie’s FY18 State Budget, presented to the Legislature on February 28….
STATEMENT FROM DAVID G. SCIARRA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, EDUCATION LAW CENTER, ON SCHOOL AID IN GOVERNOR CHRISTIE’S PROPOSED FY18 STATE BUDGET
Governor Christie made the right decision by not trying to force implementation of his so-called “fairness formula” for…
ELC WELCOMES GREG LITTLE AS CHIEF TRIAL COUNSEL
Gregory G. Little, a former partner at the international law firm of White & Case, has joined Education…
CIVIL RIGHTS GROUPS PRESS CHALLENGE TO ILLEGAL GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
Civil rights and parent advocacy groups are advancing their legal challenge to the new graduation rules adopted by…