NJ’S FAILURE TO FOLLOW GRADUATION AGREEMENT PUTS DIPLOMAS AT RISK FOR THOUSANDS
High school seniors, school districts scrambling to file portfolio appeals After a two-year pandemic suspension, New Jersey has resumed…
PROPOSED NEW JERSEY FY23 BUDGET: PROGRESS BUT NEEDS WORK
Governor Phil Murphy is proposing a significant increase in K-12 formula aid, which would, if enacted, make substantial…
EDUCATION LAW CENTER STATEMENT ON SUPPORT FROM MACKENZIE SCOTT
The Trustees and staff of Education Law Center (ELC) are honored to be a recipient of generous support…
ELC TO NJ LEGISLATURE: LET’S GET TO WORK ON ENSURING STUDENTS’ CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO DIVERSE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
At the request of the Joint Committee on the Public Schools, Education Law Center presented testimony today during…
ELC WELCOMES NEW TRUSTEES, NEWARK ADVOCATE TO LEAD ELC OUTREACH
(From left to right: Professor Janel George, Dr. Jamal Watson, Lindsay Heck, Esq., Kaleena Berryman) Education Law Center is…
NEW LAW PROTECTS PANDEMIC-RELATED COMPENSATORY EDUCATION FOR NJ STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Requires IEP Meetings and Extends Deadlines for Claims On March 3, Governor Phil Murphy signed into law S905/A1281,…
BLACK AND LATINO STUDENTS ENDURE THE BRUNT OF NEW JERSEY PUBLIC SCHOOL UNDERFUNDING
Black and Latino students in New Jersey are far more likely to attend schools that are spending well…
NJ MOST RESTRICTIVE STATE IN NATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
While New Jersey has been among the bottom three states over the past decade when it comes to…
ELC CO-SPONSORS WEBINAR ON ENGLISH LEARNERS’ RIGHTS WITH FOCUS ON FEDERAL ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LAWS
New Jersey educators, attorneys, and community-based advocates who work with English learner (EL) students and their parents are…
ADVOCATES TAKE ACTION TO RESPOND TO NJ’S COMPENSATORY EDUCATION FAILURES
Legal Webinars and Clinics Planned as Legislation Advances As New Jersey approaches the two-year anniversary of the unprecedented…