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….
ELC TO DOE: RELEASE DATA ON AHSA AND ‘APPEALS PROCESS’
As the NJ Department of Education proceeds with plans to deny diplomas to unprecedented numbers of seniors on…
NJ VOUCHER BILL OPPONENTS TURN UP THE HEAT
Newark NJ — June 15, 2010 Supporters of public education have a lot on their plates: the extreme…
STUDENTS BRING SCHOOL FUNDING NEEDS TO NJ HIGH COURT
Newark NJ — June 8, 2010 New Jersey public school children today requested the NJ Supreme Court to…
NJ NEWSPAPERS, AMONG OTHERS, SAY NO TO VOUCHERS
Opposition to the “voucher bill” (S1872, packaged as “scholarships”) is growing throughout the Garden State. More and more…
NJDOE CREATES AHSA APPEALS PROCESS, THOUSANDS STILL AT RISK
Responding to increasing pressure over its mishandling of a new graduation test, the NJ Department of Education has…
VOUCHER OPPONENTS OUT IN FORCE AT SENATE COMMITTEE MEETING
Trenton, NJ — May 13, 2010 A large crowd descended on the State House Annex in Trenton to…
LET’S FOLLOW THE LEAD OF ILLINOIS LEGISLATORS AND DUMP VOUCHER BILL
Last week, a bill to establish a taxpayer-funded program to provide vouchers for a limited number of students…
NJDOE FLUNKS AHSA TEST, BUT THOUSANDS OF SENIORS WILL PAY
Thousands of high school seniors will not graduate next month unless Education Commissioner Bret Schundler and the NJ…