STATE’S FAILURE TO FUND SCHOOL AID FORMULA HINDERS EXPERT ANALYSIS OF SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDING
Sixteen months after its due date, the NJ Department of Education (NJDOE) has finally released the independent study…
RED BANK AND FREEHOLD BOROUGH: THE REAL STORY ON SCHOOL FUNDING
Acting Commissioner of Education Christopher Cerf and area legislators visited two Monmouth county school districts last week: Red…
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…