STATE FAILED TO ASSESS IMPACT OF CHARTER EXPANSION ON NEWARK SCHOOL CHILDREN
Acting on behalf of Newark school children, Education Law Center has filed an appeal of NJ Commissioner of Education David…
LAWSUIT ENFORCES DUE PROCESS RIGHTS OF STUDENTS IN NJ CHARTER SCHOOLS
JUDGE ORDERS NEWARK CHARTER TO RETURN STUDENT AFTER IMPROPER SUSPENSION An Administrative Law Judge has ordered the North…
GOVERNOR CHRISTIE RETREATS ON EDUCATION COST CUTS
In response to the NJ Legislature’s passage of Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 134, Governor Chris Christie has reversed…
GRADUATION CASE SETTLEMENT PROVIDES PROTECTIONS FOR CLASS OF 2016
NJDOE Agrees To Adopt Rules For New Graduation Testing Requirements; Legality Of New Testing Requirement Still At Issue New…
NEW JERSEY’S 50 MOST UNDERFUNDED SCHOOL DISTRICTS
When the School Funding Reform Act (SFRA) was enacted in 2008, New Jersey took the bold step of…
ELC STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF ENDING STATE TAKEOVER OF SCHOOLS
DAVID G. SCIARRA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Education Law Center strongly supports Assembly Bill 3637, which repeals New Jersey’s school…
CHRISTIE ADMINISTRATION MUST TACKLE LEAD IN NEWARK SCHOOLS
SDA and DOE under Legal Mandate to Fund and Complete Emergency School Repairs Education Law Center today sent…
NEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE REJECTS CHRISTIE EDUCATION COST CUTS
ELC Demands Constitutional School Funding In a swift response, the NJ Legislature passed a concurrent resolution rejecting Governor…
JOINT COMMITTEE HEARS ELC PRESENTATION ON GRADUATION ISSUES
At the invitation of the Joint Committee on the Public Schools, Stan Karp, Education Law Center’s Director of…
LA CASA DE DON PEDRO CELEBRATES NJ PRESCHOOL ADVOCATES
This year, La Casa de Don Pedro’s annual reception will celebrate “The Early Childhood Education Journey” by honoring…