ABBOTT DISTRICTS ASK COURT TO REJECT GOVERNOR’S BUDGET DOCUMENT SEVERE EFFECTS ON NEEDIEST STUDENTS
Twenty-three high poverty, high minority urban school districts are seeking to intervene before the Supreme Court to oppose…
BROAD COALITION URGES COURT TO REMAIN COMMITTED TO ABBOTT SCHOOL CHILDREN
UNDERSCORES CONTINUING NEEDS OF DISADVANTAGED AND MINORITY STUDENTS An allied group of public education stakeholders has filed an…
SCHOOL CHILDREN MOVE TO BLOCK GOVERNOR’S CUTS
URGE COURT TO HOLD STATE ACCOUNTABLE FOR PERFORMANCE Newark, NJ — April 24, 2006 NJ’s urban school children…
GOVERNOR SUES TO CUT EDUCATION FOR POOR STUDENTS
ELC WILL FIGHT SUIT, URGES ADVOCATES OPPOSE SCHOOL BUDGET CUTS Governor Jon Corzine has filed a lawsuit in…
ELC PRESSES FOR SCHOOL AID INCREASE
DEMANDS GREATER ACCOUNTABILITY In testimony before the Assembly Budget Committee, ELC is urging legislators to reject Governor Jon…
GOVERNOR’S BUDGET WILL CAUSE DEEP CUTS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS POOR, MINORITY CHILDREN HARD HIT
Tell Legislators to Reject Governor’s School Budget. Governor Jon Corzine’s proposed budget for 2006-07 will cause deep cuts…
STATE BOARD REFUSES TO PROVIDE ABBOTT REMEDIES TO RURAL DISTRICTS – DISTRICTS TO FILE APPEAL
The NJ State Board of Education has ruled that students in 16 rural districts are not receiving a…
NEW JERSEY CONTINUES TO LEAD IN SCHOOL FUNDING EQUITY
For the second year in a row, New Jersey has been identified as a national leader in providing…
FUNDING BOOST RECOMMENDED FOR NEW YORK CITY SCHOOLS
A Court-appointed panel of special masters in the Campaign for Fiscal Equity school finance case has recommended that…
NJDOE PULLS CHANGES TO ABBOTT ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES
AGREES TO WORK WITH ELC ON NEW PROPOSAL State Education Commissioner William Librera has decided to withdraw his…