SDA ADMINISTRATIVE OVERHEAD TOPS $110 MILLION SINCE 2010
Agency Breaks Ground on Only One New Major School Project in Three Years An analysis by ELC of…
OBAMA EMBRACES NJ HIGH QUALITY PRESCHOOL AS MODEL FOR THE NATION
New Federal Funding Could Jumpstart Program Expansion Statewide On Thursday morning, President Obama released the details of a…
ADVOCATES PRESS STATE BOARD TO EXPAND PUBLIC INPUT, SLOW RUSH TO DEREGULATION
On January 16, several dozen education advocacy organizations mobilized at the NJ State Board of Education (SBOE) meeting,…
NJDOE FAILURE TO MOVE EMERGENT BUILDING REPAIRS VIOLATES STUDENTS’ CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS, JUDGE RULES
An Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) has ruled that the NJ Department of Education (NJDOE), by failing to adhere…
COMMISSIONER CERF AGAIN RECOMMENDS FUNDING CUTS FOR AT-RISK STUDENTS
Issues Long Overdue Educational Adequacy Report NJ Education Commissioner Christopher Cerf has sent the long overdue Educational Adequacy…
COURT REFUSES TO DISMISS NEWARK LOCAL CONTROL APPEAL
In late November, there was an important development in the ongoing legal effort to restore local control to…
RAC ACTIVITIES RAISE MAJOR QUESTIONS
NJDOE Rushes Ahead With New Accountability System That Targets Schools Serving Low-Income Students of Color In recent months,…
AN ADVOCATE’S GUIDE TO THE EDUCATIONAL ADEQUACY REPORT
New Jersey’s school finance law, adopted in 2008, implements a school funding formula that is a national model…
REVISED STATE CHARTER PROGRAM RULES STILL LEGALLY FLAWED
ELC Again Submits Comments Raising Major Concerns For the second time this year, Education Law Center has submitted…
ELC ADDS CHARTER SCHOOL DATA TO INTERACTIVE WEBSITE PAGES
Education Law Center has now expanded the user-friendly, interactive data available on its website that provides information on…