NJ GRAD RATE RISES, BUT BIG PROBLEM LOOMS
The NJ Department of Education’s (NJDOE) 2016 graduation report contains good news: the high school graduation rate rose…
NEW DATA SHOWS NEED TO REVISE NJDOE GRADUATION POLICIES
Newly released data from the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) shows that only 9% of seniors passed…
ELC STANDING UP FOR EDUCATION RIGHTS ACROSS THE NATION
We’re best known at Education Law Center for our groundbreaking work in representing New Jersey’s most vulnerable students…
BUILDING FIREWALLS: PROTECTING PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE TRUMP ERA
By David G. Sciarra With the selection of Betsy DeVos as Education Secretary, Donald Trump has made good…
CIVIL RIGHTS GROUPS CHALLENGE USING PARCC TESTS FOR GRADUATION
Several New Jersey civil rights and parent advocacy organizations have filed a legal challenge to new high school…
ADVOCATES DEMAND STATE FUNDING FOR LEAD REMEDIATION AND PLUMBING PROJECTS IN NEWARK
Education Law Center and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), working with the Ironbound Community Corporation (ICC) and…
COALITION WANTS MORE EFFECTIVE ANTI-BULLYING RULES FOR NJ SCHOOLS
A coalition of advocates has called on the NJ State Board of Education (SBOE) to strengthen proposed rules…
ICYMI: ELC’S 6-PART SERIES ON GOVERNOR CHRISTIE’S UNFAIR SCHOOL FUNDING PLAN
Since Governor Chris Christie announced his proposal to provide every public school student in New Jersey with the…
PHILLIPSBURG HS NOW HOME TO 2000 STUDENTS IN STATE OF ART FACILITY
On September 8, 2,100 students in grade 9 through 12 were welcomed into the new, three-story, 326,000-square-foot Phillipsburg…
GOVERNOR CHRISTIE’S UNFAIR SCHOOL FUNDING PLAN: PART VI
GOVERNOR OUT TO DISMANTLE ABBOTT PRESCHOOL – A NATIONAL MODEL Governor Chris Christie appears to be on a…