GOVERNOR’S CONSTRUCTION SHUTDOWN LEAVES CHILDREN TRAPPED IN CRUMBLING SCHOOLS
SDA DOES NO WORK, WHILE SPENDING MILLIONS ON BLOATED BUREAUCRACY Newark NJ — September 22, 2010 As Governor…
NEW LAW AIMS FOR EDUCATIONAL STABILITY FOR CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE
Newark NJ — September 21, 2010 On September 9, 2010, Governor Christie signed into law a bill to…
Stakeholders Seek To Prevent Repeat of Graduation Turmoil
GROUP PRESENTS RECOMMENDATIONS TO NJDOE FOR REVISING ALTERNATIVE TEST Newark NJ — August 25, 2010 A stakeholder group…
PROGRESS TOWARD UNIVERSAL PRESCHOOL SLOWING
ELC REPORT SHOWS CHANGE IN CALCULATION OF ELIGIBLE UNIVERSE LEADS TO UNDERCOUNTING Newark NJ — August 5, 2010…
FOLLOW NEW JERSEY: CIVIL RIGHTS GROUPS OFFER BLUEPRINT FOR REAL REFORM
New Jersey figures prominently in a new, comprehensive blueprint for reform released by a number of leading civil…
NJ SHOULD JOIN OTHER STATES IN REJECTING VOUCHER BILL
Newark NJ — July 13, 2010 Growing opposition has stalled the voucher bill, aka the “Opportunity Scholarship Act,”…
LAWSUIT SEEKS TO COMPEL RULES TO ALLOW URBAN DISTRICTS TO TAKE CHARGE OF SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
Newark NJ — July 8, 2010 Education Law Center (ELC) has brought legal action to compel two State…
GOVERNOR CHRISTIE: LESNIAK BILL FIRST STEP TO SCHOOL VOUCHERS ACROSS NEW JERSEY
Newark NJ — June 23, 2010 Governor Christopher Christie yesterday made clear that any further restrictions on private…
JUST SAY “NO” TO ANOTHER REWRITE OF VOUCHER BILL
Newark NJ — June 22, 2010 Education Law Center, New Jersey’s leading advocate for public school students, is…
STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT STILL FAILING OUR STUDENTS
By David G. Sciarra, Executive Director There’s a lot of heated rhetoric these days about “failing” public schools….