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…
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…