ELC Testifies In Favor Of Bill Which Places Burden On School Districts In Special Education Cases
On November 29th, the Education Law Center testified at a hearing of the Senate Education Committee in favor…
NEW STUDY DISCREDITS NJDOE’S 2003 EDUCATION COSTS
STATE’S OWN EXPERT SHOWS WHY NJDOE COSTS CAN’T BE USED IN NEW FUNDING FORMULA The school finance consultant…
COMMISSIONER UPHOLDS DETERMINATION OF HOMELESSNESS
The Commissioner of Education issued a Final Decision on November 19, 2007 affirming a school district’s responsibility for…
COMMISSIONER UPHOLDS DETERMINATION OF HOMELESSNESS
The Commissioner of Education issued a Final Decision on November 19, 2007 affirming a school district’s responsibility for…
NJ’S ACCLAIMED ABBOTT PRE-K PROGRAM: BEGINNING OF THE END?
NEW FORMULA LIKELY TO CAP BUDGETS, ELIMINATE NEEDS-BASED FUNDING Newark, NJ – November 14, 2007 The Corzine Administration’s…
REFUSAL TO FUND STALLED PROJECTS PROMPTS ABBOTT COURT ACTION
Newark, NJ – October 2, 2007 Children of dilapidated and overcrowded urban public schools filed legal action today…
State Continues to Fund School Projects in Suburbs, While Leaving Poor Districts Stranded
Newark, NJ – November 1, 2007 State support for school building projects in New Jersey’s high wealth and…
KPMG: NJ ED DEPARTMENT HAS SERIOUS PROBLEMS
ELC CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE CORRECTIVE ACTION A recently released evaluation of the NJ Department of Education by the…
COMMISSIONER ASKED TO DECIDE IF PLEASANTVILLE BOARD MEMBERS SHOULD STEP ASIDE
Parents and community leaders in Pleasantville are demanding that two Pleasantville school board members arrested on corruption charges…
New Jersey’s Special Review Assessment: Loophole Or Lifeline?
New Report Calls For Reforming, Not Eliminating, The State’s Alternative Graduation Test Newark, NJ — August 22, 2007…