NJ PARCC RESULTS RAISE NEW CONCERNS ABOUT IMPACT ON HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION
Statewide results of the new PARCC tests, released by the NJ Department of Education (NJDOE) on October 20,…
NEWARK SCHOOLS’ COURT MONITOR QUESTIONS VALIDITY OF KEY SPECIAL EDUCATION RECORDS
Special Education Verified Compliance Rate Drops to 17% The Court-appointed Monitor overseeing a class action settlement to improve…
NJDOE GRADUATION PROPOSALS PUT ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS AT RISK
The NJ Department of Education’s (NJDOE) proposed high school graduation policies will narrow opportunities for students who are…
NJDOE Continues to Illegally Revise NJ Graduation Policies
The NJ Department of Education (NJDOE) is continuing its practice of revising high school graduation policies on an…
THE FACTS ON HOLD HARMLESS AID IN NJ’S SCHOOL FUNDING FORMULA
Education Law Center has issued a new policy brief on the role of hold harmless aid – called…
NJ CHARTERS CARRYING SUBSTANTIAL SURPLUS EVEN AS DISTRICTS MAKE CUTS
An Education Law Center analysis of the most recently available, audited school budgets shows many New Jersey charter…
NJ MUST GET MOVING ON EXPANDING ABBOTT PRESCHOOL STATEWIDE
Education Law Center, along with a dozen other organizations, testified yesterday before the New Jersey Senate Education Committee…
STUDENTS SUE TO FORCE NJDOE TO ADOPT NEW GRADUATION RULES
Newark, NJ, September 1, 2015 – On September 1, several New Jersey students and their families filed a…
NEWARK’S NEXT STEPS TO LOCAL CONTROL
By Theresa Luhm In a July 27 opinion published in NJ Spotlight, I outlined the process by which…
UNDERFUNDING LIMITS NJDOE REVIEW OF SCHOOL FUNDING FORMULA
ELC Issues Guidance on September 2015 Educational Adequacy Report Education Commissioner David Hespe has told legislators he will…