BALLOT INITIATIVE DOES NOT EFFECT STATE’S OBLIGATION TO FUND SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION
On November 4th, New Jersey voters will decide on a measure tightening the constitutional restrictions on State borrowing….
$3.9 BILLION FOR SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION APPROVED
ABBOTT V. BURKE COURT RULING SPARKS LEGISLATIVE ACTION Newark, NJ – June 25, 2008 ELC applauded the NJ…
STATE PAYS TO BUILD SCHOOLS IN SUBURBS, SHUTS-OUT THE POOR
Trenton, NJ – June 5, 2008 The Legislature will pay out more than $58 million for school construction…
COURT GIVES GOVERNOR & LEGISLATURE ANOTHER CHANCE TO FUND SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION
Newark, NJ – February 19, 2008 In an order issued today, the NJ Supreme Court has given Governor…
REPORT ON SCHOOLYARD PLANNING AND DESIGN RELEASED
Newark, NJ – January 16, 2008 NJIT’s Center for Architecture and Building Science Research (CABSR) has published a…
REFUSAL TO FUND STALLED PROJECTS PROMPTS ABBOTT COURT ACTION
Newark, NJ – October 2, 2007 Children of dilapidated and overcrowded urban public schools filed legal action today…
NJ LEGISLATURE PASSES SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION REFORM, BUT WITHOUT FUNDING
Just before recessing for the summer, State lawmakers approved legislation to reform the school construction program, but failed…
HIGH COURT EXPECTS LAWMAKERS TO ADDRESS FACILITIES FUNDING IN FY08 STATE BUDGET
ELC CAN RENEW REQUEST FOR RELIEF IF LEGISLATURE DOES NOT ACT Newark NJ – May 24, 2007 In…
PHILLIPSBURG PROTESTS DELAY IN CONSTRUCTING NEW HIGH SCHOOL
UNDERSCORES NEED FOR HIGH COURT TO SET DEADLINE FOR MORE FUNDING A rally to protest the ongoing delay…
STALLED PROJECTS, WORSENING CONDITIONS PROMPT SCHOOL CHILDREN TO SEEK COURT INTERVENTION
Newark, NJ – April 12, 2007 Children attending New Jersey’s urban public schools – mostly poor, Black and…