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…
ELC RESPONDS TO U.S.E.D. OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS’ CALL FOR INPUT ON NON-DISCRIMINATORY SCHOOL DISCIPLINE
Education Law Center is calling on the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights to strengthen and…
ELC URGES NJ STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO REJECT PROPOSED GRADUATION RULES
Plan would impose new 11th-grade test and put new restrictions on alternatives July 28, 2021 Education Law Center…
ELC CALLS ON MURPHY ADMINISTRATION TO WAIVE GRADUATION TEST FOR CLASS OF 2022
Incoming Seniors Lost Opportunities Guaranteed Under Court Settlement Education Law Center is calling on the Administration of Governor…
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT FEDERAL COVID-19 FUNDS FOR NJ SCHOOLS
New Jersey is set to receive three rounds of federal emergency relief, totaling $4.3 billion, to address the…
AS PRESIDENT BIDEN CALLS FOR UNIVERSAL PRE-K, EXPERTS DISCUSS ABBOTT PRESCHOOL AS NATIONAL MODEL
President Biden has issued an historic call for free, universal preschool to prepare the nation’s youngsters for kindergarten…
EDUCATION LAW CENTER STATEMENT ON NJ SUPREME COURT’S RULING ON CHARTER SCHOOL PROGRAM
Today’s New Jersey Supreme Court decision affirms the fundamental responsibility of the Commissioner of Education to evaluate and…
NEW JERSEY MUST SCRAP STATE FUNDING CUTS IN HIGH NEED DISTRICTS
Proposed cuts to state funding in Governor Murphy’s FY2022 State Budget, if enacted, would violate a federal requirement…