1973 TO 2023: ELC TO CELEBRATE 50 YEARS!
Next year, Education Law Center will celebrate 50 years of innovative advocacy to protect and strengthen the constitutional…
THOUSANDS OF SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS REMOVED FROM NJ’S OFFICIAL FEDERAL GRADUATION RATE
The New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) is removing thousands of special education students from its calculation of…
TIME TO DITCH NEW JERSEY’S HIGH SCHOOL EXIT EXAM?
Legislature Blocks Use of New Graduation Test for Class of 2023 For the third time in four years,…
SCHOOL FUNDING IN THE FY23 NJ STATE BUDGET: TRENDING UPWARD BUT FARTHER TO GO
New Jersey’s FY23 State Budget continues the recent trend of increasing K-12 state aid with the goal of…
NEW JERSEY’S OUR CHILDREN/OUR SCHOOLS: 15 YEARS OF FIERCE ADVOCACY FOR EDUCATION RIGHTS
By Sharon Krengel August 2, 2022 In 2007, Education Law Center and several education organizations in New Jersey…
ELC ON THE FRONTLINES OF THE FIGHT FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION RIGHTS
Education Law Center (ELC) advances its mission of protecting and strengthening the right to public education for the…
AFTER SEVEN YEARS OF DELAY, NJ LEGISLATURE FINALLY COMMITS FUNDS TO RESTART SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION IN URBAN SCHOOL DISTRICTS
ELC: A Good Start But Much More Needed to Educate All Students in Safe, Modern Facilities June 29,2022…
BEYOND EQUITY OR DIVERSITY: EXPANDING THE RIGHT TO PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES
The 1954 ruling Brown v. Board of Education put an end to de jure – by law –…
NJ GROUPS PETITION STATE FOR RULES ON DISTRICT USE OF SCHOOL SECURITY AID
Student and Civil Rights Organizations Champion Urgent Need for SEL, Restorative Justice and Mental Health Supports in Schools…
LEADING THE NATION: NEW JERSEY’S RIGHT TO PUBLIC EDUCATION DEFINED
Education Law Center is proud to announce the launch of a podcast series, produced in collaboration with LEGAL…