NJ EDUCATION BUDGET: CHARTERS GET WINDFALL, DISTRICTS FLAT, NO VOUCHERS
New Jersey Democratic legislators released their budget today, with little change in public school funding from the budget…
PORTRAIT OF AN UNDERFUNDED NJ SCHOOL DISTRICT: EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP
Egg Harbor Township students and staff are currently paying the price of more than a decade of implementation…
PORTRAIT OF AN UNDERFUNDED NJ SCHOOL DISTRICT: ELIZABETH
The progress and performance of the Elizabeth Public Schools have made them a national model of a successful…
ELC URGES NJDOE TO IMPROVE BILINGUAL EDUCATION RULES
Education Law Center is recommending that New Jersey strengthen the requirements for timely and effective communication with parents…
LATINO GROUPS URGE STATE TO SECURE FACILITIES FUNDS FOR FREEHOLD BOROUGH
The Freehold Borough School District has taken the bold and unprecedented step of filing a formal petition with…
COURT HELPS NEW JERSEY ON SCHOOL FUNDING FAIRNESS
But Slippage on Fairness Expected from State’s Pattern of Underfunding New Jersey has ranked consistently in the National…
GOVERNOR CHRISTIE WANTS TO HOLD CHARTERS HARMLESS, BUT NOT DISTRICT SCHOOLS
According to the non-partisan Office of Legislative Services (OLS), Governor Chris Christie is asking the Legislature to hold…
ENDING COMMON CORE COULD BE UNCONSTITUTIONAL
By David Sciarra June 1, 2015 – Governor Chris Christie has announced his Administration’s intention to replace the Common…
PORTRAIT OF AN UNDERFUNDED NJ SCHOOL DISTRICT: LINDENWOLD BOROUGH
School districts across New Jersey are announcing teacher and support staff layoffs along with cuts to essential programs…
ELC DEMANDS SECRETARY DUNCAN REJECT NJ ESEA WAIVER RENEWAL
In a letter submitted May 18, Education Law Center calls on U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to…