SPECIAL EDUCATION IN NEWARK: SOME PROGRESS BUT A LONG WAY TO GO
One year after Newark Public Schools (NPS) signed a historic Settlement Agreement to improve the delivery of special…
FEDERAL COURT OF APPEALS RULING PROTECTS RIGHTS OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
In a groundbreaking decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit upheld the rights of students…
ADVOCATES PUT FORWARD PRIORITIES FOR NJ STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
August 15, 2012 In a hearing before the Senate Education Committee on August 9, 2012, advocates for New…
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ED HEEDS ADVOCATES AND RESCINDS POLICY ALLOWING SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO CUT SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDS
The U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) rescinded a recently implemented policy that allowed school districts around the country…
EDUCATION LAW CENTER, GIBBONS P.C., NEWARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND STATE OF NJ SETTLE DECADE-LONG CLASS ACTION
In an historic settlement, six Newark students and their parents, represented by the Education Law Center (ELC), Gibbons…
ELC, WITH HELP FROM SKADDEN ARPS, CREATES POST-SCHOOL TRANSITION MANUAL FOR FAMILIES OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES
New Manual is Available in English and Spanish A critical goal of the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education…
FEDERAL COURT RULING UNDERMINES EDUCATION RIGHTS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES
Advocates Urge Appeals Court to Maintain “Compensatory Education” for Students Denied Special Education Services December 21, 2011 Advocates…
STATE’S FAILURE TO FUND SCHOOL AID FORMULA HINDERS EXPERT ANALYSIS OF SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDING
Sixteen months after its due date, the NJ Department of Education (NJDOE) has finally released the independent study…
USDOE URGED TO RESCIND POLICY GIVING SCHOOL DISTRICTS THE GREEN LIGHT TO CUT SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDS
In a sharply worded letter, the Education Law Center (ELC) is calling on the U.S. Department of Education…
ELC Guide The Right to Special Education in NJ Now Available in Spanish
In an effort to provide increased access to information about special education, the Education Law Center (ELC) publication,…