ELC STATEMENT ON SCHOOL FUNDING IN GOVERNOR MURPHY’S FY24 STATE BUDGET
Statement from Dr. Danielle Farrie, Education Law Center Research Director: Education Law Center applauds Governor Murphy for the…
MAKING THE GRADE 2022: 27 STATES RECEIVE ‘F’ ON SCHOOL FUNDING REPORT CARD
ELC report examines chronic underfunding laid bare by Covid-19 pandemic December 13, 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEWARK, N.J….
NORTH CAROLINA SUPREME COURT, IN A FORCEFUL RULING, ORDERS $1 BILLION TO FUND LEANDRO SCHOOL FUNDING REFORMS
November 17, 2022 In a strongly worded opinion, North Carolina’s Supreme Court reinstated a trial judge’s November 2021…
SCHOOL FUNDING IN THE FY23 NJ STATE BUDGET: TRENDING UPWARD BUT FARTHER TO GO
New Jersey’s FY23 State Budget continues the recent trend of increasing K-12 state aid with the goal of…
NJ GROUPS PETITION STATE FOR RULES ON DISTRICT USE OF SCHOOL SECURITY AID
Student and Civil Rights Organizations Champion Urgent Need for SEL, Restorative Justice and Mental Health Supports in Schools…
PROPOSED NEW JERSEY FY23 BUDGET: PROGRESS BUT NEEDS WORK
Governor Phil Murphy is proposing a significant increase in K-12 formula aid, which would, if enacted, make substantial…
BLACK AND LATINO STUDENTS ENDURE THE BRUNT OF NEW JERSEY PUBLIC SCHOOL UNDERFUNDING
Black and Latino students in New Jersey are far more likely to attend schools that are spending well…
U.S. EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ORDERS NEW JERSEY TO RESTORE MILLIONS IN STATE AID CUTS TO COMPLY WITH AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN
In response to complaints by Education Law Center and Jersey City Together, the U.S. Department of Education (USED)…
COMPARING NEW JERSEY SCHOOL SPENDING THE RIGHT WAY: A NEW ELC RESEARCH REPORT
By Danielle Farrie, Ph.D., ELC Research Director New Jersey public school advocates and policymakers are urged to access…
NJ SUPREME COURT AFFIRMS MANDATE TO ADDRESS THE IMPACT OF CHARTER SCHOOLS ON SEGREGATION AND FUNDING
By David Sciarra and Wendy Lecker August 24, 2021 The New Jersey Supreme Court has affirmed and clarified…