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…
STATE FORMALLY NOTIFIES NJ SCHOOL DISTRICTS OF SUBSTANTIAL UNDERFUNDING
The NJ Department of Education (DOE) today issued new aid notices to all school districts based on the…
STATE PROMISES PROPER SCHOOL AID NOTICES TO NJ DISTRICTS
In an April 7 letter to the NJ Supreme Court, the Attorney General has advised that the NJ…
NJ SENATE BUDGET COMMITTEE HOLDS HEARING AMID UNDERFUNDED SCHOOLS AND UNFUNDED MANDATES
The Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee today takes up Governor Christie’s proposals for “flat” school aid. If enacted,…
ELC ASKS COURT TO ADDRESS GOVERNOR’S ABANDONMENT OF SCHOOL FUNDING FORMULA
Seeks Order for Notices with Formula Adequacy Budgets and Aid Amounts In papers filed today, Education Law…
LEGISATURE MUST REJECT GOVERNOR CHRISTIE’S PROPOSED FY15 SCHOOL AID BUDGET
ELC Calls On Legislature to Provide 5% Increase in State Formula Aid In a statement to the Assembly…
GOVERNOR ABANDONS SCHOOL FUNDING FORMULA IN FY15 BUDGET
Districts Face Another Year Of Staff And Program Cuts In his FY15 State Budget, Governor Chris Christie proposes…
BEST PRACTICES: NEW JERSEY’S STANDARDS-LINKED PRE-K TO GRADE 12 SCHOOL FINANCE REFORM
Very few states fund public education based on the actual cost of giving all students the opportunity to…
NEW JERSEY SLIPPING ON FAIR SCHOOL FUNDING
New Jersey consistently ranks as having among the nation’s fairest systems of public school funding. However, the latest…