NY AND NJ FAIR FUNDING LAWSUITS READY TO ADVANCE
Lawsuits brought by students in New York’s small cities school districts and New Jersey’s rural districts challenging unfair…
NJ RURAL STUDENTS FILE LAWSUIT FOR FAIR FUNDING AND PRESCHOOL
After waiting six years, parents, students and districts in 16 rural communities have filed a complaint to enforce…
ELC JOINS NJ LAWSUIT TO ENFORCE EDUCATION RIGHTS
Demands State Provide Rural Students with Constitutional Funding and Preschool Education Law Center, led by noted civil rights…
Little Change in School Aid in FY15 State Budget
With final passage of the FY15 State Budget, New Jersey school districts now have a clear picture of…
ELC REPORT: INADEQUATE FUNDING SHRINKS STAFF AND REDUCES OPPORTUNITIES FOR NJ STUDENTS
A new report released today by Education Law Center documents an alarming decline in school staff between 2009…
PORTRAIT OF AN UNDERFUNDED SCHOOL DISTRICT: BAYONNE
The Bayonne Public School District has the unfortunate distinction of being one of the most underfunded in New…
PORTRAIT OF AN UNDERFUNDED NJ SCHOOL DISTRICT: CLAYTON
David T. Lindenmuth, Superintendent of the Clayton Public Schools, a K-12 district in Gloucester County, has a long…
PORTRAIT OF AN UNDERFUNDED NJ SCHOOL DISTRICT: FREEHOLD BOROUGH
The Freehold Borough school district is emblematic of the many districts across New Jersey that are struggling to…
DRAMATIC RISE IN NUMBER OF NJ SCHOOLS LACKING ESSENTIAL RESOURCES
New Jersey has experienced a 72% increase over five years in the number of school districts “below adequacy,”…
ELC COURT ACTION YIELDS PROPER AID NOTICES TO NJ SCHOOL DISTRICTS
On May 1, the NJ Department of Education (NJDOE) issued new state aid notices to school districts with…