STATE PROMISES PROPER SCHOOL AID NOTICES TO NJ DISTRICTS
In an April 7 letter to the NJ Supreme Court, the Attorney General has advised that the NJ…
NJ SENATE BUDGET COMMITTEE HOLDS HEARING AMID UNDERFUNDED SCHOOLS AND UNFUNDED MANDATES
The Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee today takes up Governor Christie’s proposals for “flat” school aid. If enacted,…
ELC ASKS COURT TO ADDRESS GOVERNOR’S ABANDONMENT OF SCHOOL FUNDING FORMULA
Seeks Order for Notices with Formula Adequacy Budgets and Aid Amounts In papers filed today, Education Law…
ELC CALLS FOR MAJOR OVERHAUL OF STATE TAKEOVER LAW
Changes Needed to Address Governor Christie’s Misuse of State Operation In testimony before the Senate Education Committee today, Education Law…
LEGISATURE MUST REJECT GOVERNOR CHRISTIE’S PROPOSED FY15 SCHOOL AID BUDGET
ELC Calls On Legislature to Provide 5% Increase in State Formula Aid In a statement to the Assembly…
GOVERNOR ABANDONS SCHOOL FUNDING FORMULA IN FY15 BUDGET
Districts Face Another Year Of Staff And Program Cuts In his FY15 State Budget, Governor Chris Christie proposes…
BEST PRACTICES: NEW JERSEY’S STANDARDS-LINKED PRE-K TO GRADE 12 SCHOOL FINANCE REFORM
Very few states fund public education based on the actual cost of giving all students the opportunity to…
ADVOCATES AND NJ SETTLE FEDERAL LAWSUIT TO ENSURE STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES RECEIVE AN APPROPRIATE EDUCATION
EDUCATION LAW CENTER 60 Park Place, #300 Newark, NJ 07102 973-624-1815 DISABILITY RIGHTS NEW JERSEY 210 South Broad…
EXPIRED SCHOOL FACILITIES PLANS PROMPT NEW ELC LAWSUIT
The ongoing failure of the NJ Department of Education (DOE) to put in place up-to-date, district-wide school facilities…
NEW JERSEY SLIPPING ON FAIR SCHOOL FUNDING
New Jersey consistently ranks as having among the nation’s fairest systems of public school funding. However, the latest…