STATE BUDGET PROVIDES ONLY HALF OF PARITY FUNDING
SUBURBAN SCHOOL SPENDING TO RISE 6% ABBOTT FULL-DAY KINDERGARTEN STILL UNFUNDED Education Law Center’s analysis of the Governor’s…
DISTRICTS TO APPEAL RULING ON PRE-K FUNDING
Abbott districts will ask the State Supreme Court to overturn an Appellate Court ruling sanctioning the failure of…
“REVERSE ROBIN HOOD” FUNDING SCHEME CHALLENGED
SCHOOL FUNDING: THE RIGHT FIX By Tom Jannarone, Consultant for Urban Affairs to the New Jersey Association of…
SUPREME COURT RESCINDS NJDOE CUTS TO ABBOTT BUDGETS
In an order issued March 18th, the NJ Supreme Court has directed the NJ Department of Education to…
ABBOTT DISTRICTS NOT PREPARED TO REVISE FACILITY PLANS NEXT YEAR
ELC CALLS ON NJDOE TO ISSUE NEW PLANNING RULES Abbott districts must develop new five-year facility improvement plans…
SUPREME COURT FAST TRACKS DECISION ON ABBOTT BUDGETS
The Supreme Court has directed the Appellate Court to quickly decide whether the DOE violated a July 2003…
ABBOTT DISTRICTS WIN! NJDOE ORDERED TO RESTORE $124 MILLION FOR K-12 SUPPLEMENTAL PROGRAMS
In a unanimous decision, a three-judge Appeals Court has ruled the NJ Department of Education had no authority…
NOT ALL ABBOTT PRE-K TEACHERS WILL MEET CERTIFICATION DEADLINE
NJDOE has informed Education Law Center and others that not all teachers in Abbott preschools will meet the…
DISTRICTS PRESS APPEAL FOR ABBOTT K-12 SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDS
On January 13th, twenty-one Abbott school districts pressed their case to restore over $150 million in K–12 supplemental…
NJDOE RULES NEGLECT PRESCHOOL FACILITIES NEEDS
New regulations proposed by NJDOE will not ensure all children currently enrolled in Abbott preschool programs are in…