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…
ELC APPLAUDS NJ SUPREME COURT ORDER DENYING GOVERNOR CHRISTIE’S ABBOTT MOTION
The NJ Supreme Court issued an order today denying Governor Christie’s motion to reopen the landmark Abbott v….
NJ SCHOOL FUNDING ERODES UNDER GOVERNOR CHRISTIE
New Jersey remains near the top of the nation on school funding fairness in the National Report Card, Is…
ELC, ACLU-NJ and NJAIJ PRESS NJDOE TO ENSURE SCHOOLS ARE “SAFE HAVENS” FREE FROM DISCRIMINATION
With reported post-election increases in discriminatory harassment, intimidation, and bullying in schools and a new administration taking office,…
NJ LAWMAKERS: JUST FUND THE FORMULA
New Jersey’s weighted student funding formula – the School Funding Reform Act (SFRA) – is the most fair…