FUNDING SCHOOLS UNDER STATE FORMULA IS KEY TO IMPLEMENTING NJ ANTI-BULLYING LAW
After the January 2011 adoption of what is considered to be the nation’s strongest anti-bullying law, NJ Legislators…
CHRISTIE SCHOOL AID BUDGET AND THE CERF FUNDING REPORT: AN END RUN AROUND THE LEGISLATURE
The February 23 release of proposed school aid for 2012-13, backed by Acting Commissioner of Education Chris Cerf’s…
STUDENTS PUT AT RISK FROM GOVERNOR’S PROPOSED SCHOOL FUNDING CUTS
High Poverty Districts Could See Reductions of Over $1,000 Per Pupil Governor Chris Christie’s proposed FY13 State Budget…
DISTRICTS GATHER IN TRENTON TO PROTEST ANOTHER ROUND OF SCHOOL FUNDING CUTS
Parents, board members, superintendents and local officials gathered at the State House on March 8 to launch a…
NJ ACTING COMMISSIONER CERF’S SCHOOL FUNDING REPORT: DOES IT COMPLY WITH THE LAW?
ELC Calls on Attorney General to Clear up Confusion for Legislators On February 23, Acting Commissioner Christopher Cerf…
TENURE CHANGES SHOULD AWAIT OUTCOME OF EVALUATION PILOT
In testimony before the Senate Education Committee, Education Law Center urged legislators to put off changes to New…
EDUCATION LAW CENTER, GIBBONS P.C., NEWARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND STATE OF NJ SETTLE DECADE-LONG CLASS ACTION
In an historic settlement, six Newark students and their parents, represented by the Education Law Center (ELC), Gibbons…
NEW JERSEY’S PUBLIC SCHOOLS GET HIGH MARKS ONCE AGAIN
New Jersey’s public schools once again received high marks in Education Week’s Quality Counts report, an annual survey…
NJ ED COMMISSIONER FAILS TO HELP IMPROVE CAMDEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
ELC Demands State Take Corrective Action under District Monitoring Law Education Law Center has put Acting Commissioner of…
ELC DEMANDS INVESTIGATION INTO CHRISTIE ADMINISTRATION’S REFUSAL TO ADDRESS DANGEROUS CONDITIONS IN URBAN SCHOOL BUILDINGS
SENATOR RUIZ AND ASSEMBLYMAN DIEGNAN ASKED TO HOLD HEARINGS ON HUNDREDS OF STALLED EMERGENT PROJECTS Education Law Center…