COMMISSIONER AGREES NJDOE FAILED TO PROMPTLY ADDRESS EMERGENT SCHOOL BUILDING REPAIRS
In a decision issued June 13, NJ Commissioner of Education Christopher Cerf agreed with an Administrative Law Judge…
BROAD CONSENSUS ON ASSEMBLY BILL TO AMEND NJ CHARTER SCHOOL LAW
On Monday, the Assembly Education Committee took a significant step forward in the process of updating and improving…
ELC’S LAWSUIT LEADS STATE TO RETURN CONTROL OF FISCAL MANAGEMENT TO NEWARK ADVISORY BOARD
But Goal of Local Control for Newark Schools Remains During oral argument before the Appellate Court on Tuesday,…
SIX STEPS TO ACHIEVE FAIRNESS FOR STUDENTS IN THE FY14 EDUCATION BUDGET
For the fourth year in a row, Governor Christie’s proposed budget for public education seriously shortchanges New Jersey’s…
Seize the Moment! Wade Henderson Urges Educational Equity
Wade Henderson, President and CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, was recently honored by…
ELC PRESSES NJDOE ON BILINGUAL EDUCATION IN CHARTER SCHOOLS
In recent comments to the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE), Education Law Center pointed out a glaring…
SCHOOL FUNDING GAPS WIDEN UNDER CHRISTIE ADMINISTRATION
As Governor Chris Christie proposes yet another year of underfunding the School Funding Reform Act (SFRA), a new…
ADVOCATES TELL NJ ANTI-BULLYING TASK FORCE THAT FURTHER REFORM IS NEEDED
On April 11, 2013, New Jersey Special Education Practitioners (NJSEP), with the support of Education Law Center (ELC)…
NEW REPORT SAYS REFORM RHETORIC TRUMPS REALITY
April 23, 2013 Top-down pressure from federal education policies such as Race to the Top and No Child…
NJ DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION’S NEW SCHOOL PERFORMANCE REPORTS “SIGNIFICANTLY LAGGING”
April 22, 2013 On April 10, 2013, the NJ Department of Education (DOE) released their much anticipated, and…