ABBOTT DISTRICTS ASK COURT TO REJECT GOVERNOR’S BUDGET DOCUMENT SEVERE EFFECTS ON NEEDIEST STUDENTS
Twenty-three high poverty, high minority urban school districts are seeking to intervene before the Supreme Court to oppose…
BROAD COALITION URGES COURT TO REMAIN COMMITTED TO ABBOTT SCHOOL CHILDREN
UNDERSCORES CONTINUING NEEDS OF DISADVANTAGED AND MINORITY STUDENTS An allied group of public education stakeholders has filed an…
SCHOOL CHILDREN MOVE TO BLOCK GOVERNOR’S CUTS
URGE COURT TO HOLD STATE ACCOUNTABLE FOR PERFORMANCE Newark, NJ — April 24, 2006 NJ’s urban school children…
THIRD CIRCUIT DECIDES ATTORNEY’S FEES ARE AVAILABLE IN SPECIAL EDUCATION CASE
On April 5, 2006, the Third Circuit decided P.N. v. Clementon Board of Education, a case in which…
GOVERNOR SUES TO CUT EDUCATION FOR POOR STUDENTS
ELC WILL FIGHT SUIT, URGES ADVOCATES OPPOSE SCHOOL BUDGET CUTS Governor Jon Corzine has filed a lawsuit in…
ELC PRESSES FOR SCHOOL AID INCREASE
DEMANDS GREATER ACCOUNTABILITY In testimony before the Assembly Budget Committee, ELC is urging legislators to reject Governor Jon…
GOVERNOR’S BUDGET WILL CAUSE DEEP CUTS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS POOR, MINORITY CHILDREN HARD HIT
Tell Legislators to Reject Governor’s School Budget. Governor Jon Corzine’s proposed budget for 2006-07 will cause deep cuts…
GOVERNOR’S WORK GROUP PROPOSES SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION REFORMS FAILS TO RECOMMEND NEW FUNDING TO RESTART STALLED PROJECTS
Governor Jon Corzine’s Work Group on School Construction released an initial report on March 15th, as required by…
URBAN SCHOOLS SHOW IMPROVEMENTS
NEED TO TAKE ON MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL REFORM New Jersey’s urban – or “Abbott” – schools have…
NEW COALITION TO FIGHT FOR SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION FUNDS
A new, broad-based coalition has been formed to advocate for restarting the State school construction program throughout New…