NJDOE ORDERED TO UPDATE DISTRICTS’ SCHOOL FACILITIES PLANS
In a final decision issued January 13, Commissioner David Hespe affirmed that the NJ Department of Education (NJDOE)…
NJ LEGISLATURE MUST ACT TO REPLENISH SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION FUND
In testimony before the Joint Committee on the Public Schools, Education Law Center Executive Director David Sciarra called…
NJDOE FAILURE TO UPDATE SCHOOL FACILITIES PLANS VIOLATES LAW
In a decision issued October 17, Administrative Law Judge Ellen Bass ruled the NJ Department of Education (NJDOE)…
Long-Awaited SDA Assessment Reports Document Serious Facilities Deficiencies in Four NJ Schools
In response to a request by Education Law Center, the Schools Development Authority (SDA) recently released Facilities Conditions…
EXPIRED SCHOOL FACILITIES PLANS PROMPT NEW ELC LAWSUIT
The ongoing failure of the NJ Department of Education (DOE) to put in place up-to-date, district-wide school facilities…
WILL TRENTON STUDENTS GET NEW HIGH SCHOOL?
January 27, 2014 The press is reporting that Governor Chris Christie’s newly appointed school construction chief, Charles McKenna,…
SDA CONTINUES SPENDING SPREE ON ADMINISTRATIVE OVERHEAD
Agency Fails to Start and Complete Construction of Any New Urban Schools in Four Years An updated analysis…
REPORT SHOWS OVER ONE-THIRD OF NJ URBAN STUDENTS IN UNFIT, DILAPIDATED SCHOOL BUILDINGS
NJDOE Calls Need “Enormous” But Fails To Publicize Report An unpublished report by the NJ Department of Education…
TOP 20 WORST NEWARK SCHOOL BUILDINGS
The Newark Public Schools (NPS) is New Jersey’s largest school district with approximately 37,000 students enrolled in 73…
SDA REFUSES TO RELEASE REPORTS ON HEALTH AND SAFETY CONDITIONS IN URBAN SCHOOL BUILDINGS
ACLU-NJ Files Suit The NJ Schools Development Authority (SDA) has denied an Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request…