ELC SUPPORTS FULL FUNDING FOR STUDENTS IN RURAL DISTRICTS
Education Law Center (ELC) has filed an amicus brief in support of the 16 poor rural districts represented…
NJ JOBS NOW: RESTART SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION
Much of the national debate about how to jumpstart the economy is focused on creating jobs for the…
SDA LETS CAMDEN AUTHORITY USE SHOVEL-READY SCHOOL SITE FOR HOSPITAL PROJECT
ELC Requests Attorney General, State Comptroller Conduct Full Investigation Education Law Center (ELC) has filed a formal request…
NEWARK PARENTS DEMAND THAT WILSON SCHOOL BE FIXED, REOPENED
They Also Turn to Facebook Foundation for Emergency Funding Parents of students displaced from the Wilson Avenue School…
NJDOE KEEPS CHARTER REVIEW PROCESS SHROUDED IN SECRECY
Last January, the NJ Department of Education approved a record 27 new charter schools, many to be operated…
USDOE URGED TO RESCIND POLICY GIVING SCHOOL DISTRICTS THE GREEN LIGHT TO CUT SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDS
In a sharply worded letter, the Education Law Center (ELC) is calling on the U.S. Department of Education…
NEW JERSEY’S POOR RURAL SCHOOLS SEEK FULL FORMULA FUNDING
Sixteen poor rural districts have returned to court seeking an order directing the State to provide full funding…
AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH…OR HOW GOVERNOR CHRISTIE IS WRONG ON NJ’S SCHOOL FUNDING FORMULA
Governor Christie heaps criticism on New Jersey’s school funding formula – the School Funding Reform Act of 2008…
NJDOE TO IMPLEMENT NEW FORMULA FOR MEASURING HIGH SCHOOL GRAD RATES
New Jersey’s officially reported high school graduation rates are about to change. This fall the NJ Department of…
PRE-K FUNDING INCREASED TO COMPLY WITH ABBOTT COURT ORDER
September 19 The New Jersey Department of Education (DOE) has notified the state’s poor urban districts of a…