BILL TO ESTABLISH DIVISION OF SCHOOL DESEGREGATION IN NEW JERSEY: LONG OVERDUE BUT NEEDS WORK
Education Law Center is calling on the New Jersey Legislature to significantly strengthen proposed legislation to create a Division…
MURPHY ADMINISTRATION ROLLS OUT NEW HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION TEST
By Stan Karp Four years after Governor Phil Murphy made a public commitment to eliminate New Jersey’s high…
IS NJ HEADED FOR ANOTHER GRADUATION MELTDOWN?
By Stan Karp The resumption of graduation testing after a two-year pandemic suspension has put New Jersey high…
ELC WELCOMES ATTORNEY RACHAEL DEANE AS INAUGURAL DIRECTOR OF LEGAL AND STATE POLICY SUPPORT
Education Law Center’s capacity to support public school advocates, organizers and lawyers is growing with the addition of…
NEW JERSEY SUPREME COURT ORDERS REMAND TO DETERMINE COST ESTIMATES FOR MAJOR SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AND EMERGENT REPAIRS
January 6, 2022 On December 15, the New Jersey Supreme Court issued an order for a remand proceeding before…
U.S. EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ORDERS NEW JERSEY TO RESTORE MILLIONS IN STATE AID CUTS TO COMPLY WITH AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN
In response to complaints by Education Law Center and Jersey City Together, the U.S. Department of Education (USED)…
ENGLISH LEARNERS FACE SEVERE INEQUITIES AND SUBSTANDARD CONDITIONS IN NJ SCHOOLS
Crucial new report finds ability to learn was compromised at a time when English learners needed even more support…
NJ COMMISSIONER’S FAILURE TO DOCUMENT SEGREGATIVE EFFECTS OF CHARTER SCHOOLS PROMPTS LEGAL ACTION
Civil Rights Groups Demand Commissioner Carry Out Charter School Rules and State Supreme Court Rulings New Jersey education…
COMPARING NEW JERSEY SCHOOL SPENDING THE RIGHT WAY: A NEW ELC RESEARCH REPORT
By Danielle Farrie, Ph.D., ELC Research Director New Jersey public school advocates and policymakers are urged to access…
NJ SUPREME COURT AFFIRMS MANDATE TO ADDRESS THE IMPACT OF CHARTER SCHOOLS ON SEGREGATION AND FUNDING
By David Sciarra and Wendy Lecker August 24, 2021 The New Jersey Supreme Court has affirmed and clarified…