STATE MUST INTERVENE TO ELIMINATE JERSEY CITY PRE-K WAIT LIST
Newark, NJ, September 29, 2009 ELC has called on NJ Education Commissioner Lucille Davy to take immediate action…
PROPOSED REGULATIONS WEAKEN PRESCHOOL EXPANSION PROGRAM
While Governor Jon Corzine continues to tout the benefits of the Abbott preschool program – benefits reconfirmed by…
Preschool has proven long-term benefits
COMMENTARY The Asbury Park Press has published numerous editorials opposing preschool for children in high needs, urban districts,…
NJDOE DROPS 6,900 CHILDREN FROM PRESCHOOL COUNT
Newark, NJ, December 3, 2009 The New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) has revised the method for calculating…
PROMISE ALREADY BROKEN? PRE-K EXPANSION IN TROUBLE
November 10, 2008 – Newark, NJ The State commitment to expand preschool to New Jersey’s high poverty communities…
PRESCHOOL EXPANSION SUBJECT OF JOINT COMMITTEE HEARING
ELC HIGHLIGHTS NEED FOR PRESCHOOL FACILITIES Newark, NJ — October 20, 2008 The Joint Committee on Public Schools…
NEW STUDY SETS COST OF HIGH QUALITY PRESCHOOL AT $12,276 PER-PUPIL
GIVES LEGISLATURE FIRM BASIS FOR EXPANDING PRESCHOOL PROGRAM Newark, NJ — December 10, 2007 Education Law Center today…
NJ’S ACCLAIMED ABBOTT PRE-K PROGRAM: BEGINNING OF THE END?
NEW FORMULA LIKELY TO CAP BUDGETS, ELIMINATE NEEDS-BASED FUNDING Newark, NJ – November 14, 2007 The Corzine Administration’s…
ABBOTT CITIES AGAIN REQUIRED TO PAY MORE FOR SCHOOLS
EXPLODES MYTH THAT ABBOTT DISTRICTS NOT PAYING FAIR SHARE For the second straight year, the State Budget requires…
ELC FILES SUIT TO COMPEL STATE TO EVALUATE ABBOTT AND SET PROGRESS BENCHMARKS
Newark, NJ – July 10, 2007 Education Law Center has filed suit seeking to compel the State Education…