ELC STATEMENT ON SCHOOL FUNDING IN GOVERNOR MURPHY’S PROPOSED FY22 NJ STATE BUDGET
The following is a statement from Dr. Danielle Farrie, Education Law Center Research Director: We welcome Governor Murphy’s…
NEARLY 200 NEW JERSEY DISTRICTS ARE $2.5 BILLION BELOW CONSTITUTIONAL FUNDING LEVEL
The number of New Jersey school districts funded below their constitutional level of “adequacy” rose to 193 in…
STATEMENT FROM ELC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DAVID SCIARRA ON SENATOR TERESA RUIZ’S BUDGET RESOLUTION TO INCREASE SCHOOL FUNDING BY $311 MILLION IN FY21
Education Law Center strongly supports the budget resolution recently introduced by Senator Teresa Ruiz, which provides an additional…
ELC TO NJ LEGISLATORS: GOVERNOR’S PROPOSED K-12 BUDGET WILL WIDEN INEQUITY
In testimony submitted to both the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee and the Assembly Budget Committee, Education Law…
GOVERNOR’S PROPOSED BUDGET FAILS NEW JERSEY’S AT-RISK STUDENTS
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the State of New Jersey owed $1.9 billion to districts funded below what’s needed…
GOVERNOR MURPHY TAKES $330 MILLION IN SCHOOL FUNDING OFF THE TABLE
Flat Funding and Aid Cuts Will Have Greatest Impact on New Jersey’s Poorest Districts In late May, Governor…
TARGETING FEDERAL COVID-19 RELIEF FUNDS TO NJ DISTRICTS SEGREGATED BY POVERTY AND RACE
ELC Calls on All States to Drive More Federal Funds to High Need Districts June 15, 2020 On May 22, Governor Phil…
ELC ASKS ATTORNEY GENERAL TO DIRECT NJDOE TO REJECT SECRETARY DEVOS’ ILLEGAL GUIDANCE ON CARES ACT FUNDS
In a June 3 letter, Education Law Center calls on New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal to …
NEW JERSEY MUST REJECT EDUCATION SECRETARY DEVOS’ ADVICE TO GIVE EMERGENCY COVID-19 FUNDS EVEN TO WEALTHY PRIVATE SCHOOLS
Education Law Center is urging New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy to firmly reject a non-binding directive from U.S….
ELC CALLS ON NJ TO USE CARES ACT FUNDS TO END DIGITAL DIVIDE AND ADDRESS EDUCATION INEQUITIES
Education Law Center is urging New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy to promptly issue guidance to local school districts…