SDA REFUSES TO RELEASE REPORTS ON HEALTH AND SAFETY CONDITIONS IN URBAN SCHOOL BUILDINGS
ACLU-NJ Files Suit The NJ Schools Development Authority (SDA) has denied an Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request…
ELC SECURES COURT RULING MAINTAINING APPROPRIATE SCHOOLING FOR STUDENT WITH SEVERE DISABILITIES
A November 1 decision by Administrative Law Judge Caridad F. Rigo has made it possible for a New…
NJDOE DROPS PROPOSAL TO ELIMINATE EMERGENT PROJECTS FROM SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM
Under pressure from Education Law Center and advocates, the NJ Department of Education (NJDOE) will not eliminate the…
2013 NAEP: New Jersey Solidifies Top State Ranking
The 2013 results for the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) have been released, and New Jersey once…
NEWARK’S IRONBOUND SCHOOLS: NEGLECTED, OVERCROWDED AND CRUMBLING
The Ironbound is a vibrant, multi-ethnic neighborhood in Newark, the East Ward section of the city. The community has…
NEW JERSEY ATTORNEYS NEEDED TO REPRESENT STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Every day, Education Law Center receives numerous requests to represent students with disabilities whose parents or caretakers cannot…
NJ PRESCHOOL ENROLLMENT: PROGRESS STOPS UNDER CHRISTIE ADMINISTRATION
New Jersey’s high quality “Abbott Preschool Program” is recognized as a national model. Under the New Jersey Supreme…
TOP 25 MOST UNDERFUNDED NJ SCHOOL DISTRICTS
Enacted in 2009, and upheld by the NJ Supreme Court in 2010, New Jersey’s landmark school funding formula…
ELC RECEIVES ADVOCACY AWARD FROM NAACP BRANCH
On October 26, Education Law Center (ELC) was honored by the New Brunswick Area Branch of the NAACP…
COMMISSIONER SAYS NEW TESTS WILL NOT BE TIED TO HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAS
In a potentially significant move away from high stakes exit testing, NJ Education Commissioner Christopher Cerf has announced…