COURT ORDERS STATE TO GIVE URBAN DISTRICTS THE OPTION OF BUILDING THEIR OWN SCHOOLS
An NJ Appeals Court has ordered the State school construction agency, the New Jersey Schools Development Authority (SDA),…
ELC DEMANDS INVESTIGATION INTO CHRISTIE ADMINISTRATION’S REFUSAL TO ADDRESS DANGEROUS CONDITIONS IN URBAN SCHOOL BUILDINGS
SENATOR RUIZ AND ASSEMBLYMAN DIEGNAN ASKED TO HOLD HEARINGS ON HUNDREDS OF STALLED EMERGENT PROJECTS Education Law Center…
HUNDREDS OF EMERGENCY REPAIRS IN URBAN SCHOOLS IGNORED BY CHRISTIE ADMINISTRATION
As Governor Christie’s shutdown of the State school construction program enters its third year, hundreds of requests by…
NJ JOBS NOW: RESTART SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION
Much of the national debate about how to jumpstart the economy is focused on creating jobs for the…
SDA LETS CAMDEN AUTHORITY USE SHOVEL-READY SCHOOL SITE FOR HOSPITAL PROJECT
ELC Requests Attorney General, State Comptroller Conduct Full Investigation Education Law Center (ELC) has filed a formal request…
NEWARK PARENTS DEMAND THAT WILSON SCHOOL BE FIXED, REOPENED
They Also Turn to Facebook Foundation for Emergency Funding Parents of students displaced from the Wilson Avenue School…
NEWARK SCHOOL CLOSURE: STATE SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION SHUTDOWN CONTINUES TO PUT STUDENTS IN HARM’S WAY
For the second time in 18 months, the Newark school district has issued an emergency order closing the…
LONG OVERDUE RESTART OF SCHOOLS CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM WELCOME BUT WELL SHORT OF ADDRESSING NEED
Newark, NJ — February 16, 2011 Yesterday, Governor Christopher Christie announced that the Schools Development Authority (SDA) will…
SDA CONTINUES TO DEFY LEGISLATURE
AGENCY SEEKS TO LIMIT ROLE OF DISTRICTS IN SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS Newark NJ — December 21, 2010 For…
TIME TO BUILD NEWARK’S FOUR “SHOVEL READY” NEW SCHOOLS
By: Shavar D. Jeffries, Board Chair, Newark Public Schools David G. Sciarra, ELC Executive Director For decades, Newark students…