NJ DISTRICTS CANNOT HOLD PARENTS LIABLE FOR COST OF EDUCATING STUDENT PLACED IN GROUP HOME
When children with disabilities are placed by the State in a group home outside their community, disputes often…
NEW JERSEY REWARD SCHOOLS: REWARDING COMMUNITY AFFLUENCE, SELECTIVE ENROLLMENT
Last week, NJ Education Commissioner Chris Cerf announced a list of 57 “Reward Schools.” According to the NJ…
DAVID KIRP TO PRESENT HIS NEW BOOK ON SUCCESS OF UNION CITY SCHOOLS
March 7, 2013 David Kirp, noted author and professor of public policy at the University of California at…
GOVERNOR’S ELECTION YEAR BUDGET AGAIN SHORTCHANGES NJ PUBLIC SCHOOLS
For the second straight year, Governor Chris Christie is proposing almost no increase in school aid in his…
RAC RULES CHALLENGED ON FUNDING, STATUTORY AUTHORITY
Advocates are raising multiple concerns about the NJ Department of Education’s recently proposed – and long delayed –…
EQUITY COMMISSION CALLS FOR BOLD ACTION ON SCHOOL FUNDING AND PRESCHOOL
Today, the federal Equity and Excellence Commission issued its report, “For Each and Every Child,” calling for “bold…
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…