ELC AND ACNJ RELEASE SCHOOL DISCIPLINE ADVOCACY GUIDE FOR STUDENTS, PARENTS AND STAKEHOLDERS
A new advocacy guide, “School Discipline in New Jersey: A Toolkit for Students, Families and Advocates,” has been…
SPECIAL EDUCATION FAILURES IN STATE-OPERATED PATERSON CONTINUE
For a second year, Education Law Center is receiving reports that students with disabilities in the State-operated Paterson…
NJ LEGISLATURE POISED TO HAND OVER CAMDEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO OUT-OF-STATE CHARTER CHAINS
A NJ Senate bill pending in the lame duck legislative session would allow the State-operated Camden district to…
NJDOE DELAYS RELEASE OF 2017 GRADUATION PATHWAY DATA
The New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) is delaying release of high school graduation pathway data for the…
SDA DISTRICTS LACK FACILITIES CAPACITY TO MEET STUDENT NEEDS
A school facilities needs assessment completed by the NJ Department of Education (DOE), found that two-thirds of SDA…
ELC WELCOMES NEW TRUSTEE, CONTINUES STRONG RELATIONSHIP WITH ETS
Lenora Green, Executive Director of the Educational Testing Service (ETS) Center for Advocacy and Philanthropy, has joined the Education…
ELC UPDATES AND EXPANDS ADVOCACY GUIDANCE FOR STUDENTS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS
A newly updated and expanded version of “Education Rights of Homeless Students: A Guide for Advocates,” has been released…
SPECIAL EDUCATION CRISIS IN STATE-OPERATED PATERSON SCHOOLS WORSENS
In response to several Education Law Center requests, the Office of Special Education Policy and Procedure (OSEPP) in…
STATE REJECTS 95% OF EMERGENT REPAIRS IN SDA SCHOOL BUILDINGS
After taking nearly a year to review 429 applications for so-called “emergent” (urgently needed) facilities repairs submitted by…
LATEST PARCC RESULTS CONFIRM NEED TO REJECT NEW GRADUATION RULES
In late July, the NJ Department of Education (NJDOE) released statewide results from the 2017 PARCC exams given…