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…
NJDOE PLANS TO RESUME GRADUATION TESTING
New 11th-Grade Test on the Way, ‘Opt Outs’ Can’t Graduate The NJ Department of Education (NJDOE) is planning…
BILL TO EXTEND SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES NOW BEFORE GOVERNOR MURPHY
Education Law Center is calling on Governor Phil Murphy to quickly sign a bill to assist older students…
REGISTER NOW FOR 6/17 WEBINAR, “LESSONS FROM NEW JERSEY’S ABBOTT PRESCHOOL: BUILDING A NATIONAL SYSTEM OF HIGH QUALITY EARLY EDUCATION”
Thur., June 17 at, 2 PM EDT Register now: https://bit.ly/3iddyIq Two decades ago, the New Jersey Supreme Court in…
ELC COMPLAINT: NJDOE FAILING ON PANDEMIC-RELATED COMPENSATORY EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Education Law Center has filed a formal complaint with the Office of Special Education Policy and Dispute Resolution (SPDR)…
NEW JERSEY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT: UNDER-STAFFED AND OVERWHELMED
Not Ready for Challenge of Reopening Schools in September A new Education Law Center (ELC) analysis shows that,…
PRESIDENT BIDEN’S FIRST 100 DAYS SET STAGE FOR OVERHAUL OF FEDERAL EDUCATION POLICY
“President Biden’s First 100 Days: Transformation in Action” was the featured topic of this year’s Education Justice Lecture…
NOW AVAILABLE IN 15 LANGUAGES: FLYER ON RIGHTS OF ENGLISH LEARNER STUDENTS AND PARENTS DURING AND AFTER THE PANDEMIC
Education Law Center’s recently released flyer about the rights of New Jersey English Learner (EL) students and Limited…