Federal District Court Denies State’s Motion To Dismiss Special Education Segregation Case
The Education Law Center (ELC), together with co-plaintiffs New Jersey Protection & Advocacy, Inc. (NJP&A), the Statewide Parent…
BILL PLACING BURDEN OF PROOF ON DISTRICTS NOW LAW
MAJOR LEGISLATIVE COUP FOR SPECIAL ED ADVOCATES On January 13th Governor Corzine signed into law a bill for…
ELC Testifies In Favor Of Bill Which Places Burden On School Districts In Special Education Cases
On November 29th, the Education Law Center testified at a hearing of the Senate Education Committee in favor…
EFFORT LAUNCHED TO PLACE BURDEN ON DISTRICTS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION CASES
Education Law Center is leading a statewide effort to mobilize New Jersey child advocates, disability rights organizations and…
NJ SUPREME COURT ISSUES DECISION IN LANDMARK BULLYING CASE
On February 21, 2007, the New Jersey Supreme Court issued its decision in the landmark bullying case, L.W….
DISTRICTS CAN’T APPEAL SPECIAL ED COMPLIANCE ORDERS TO COMMISSIONER
Commissioner of Education Lucille Davy has flatly rejected the effort of Lenape Regional High School District to have…
ELC OPPOSES U.S. SUPREME COURT REVIEW OF DECISION ON FEES IN SPECIAL EDUCATION CASES
ELC has filed a brief opposing the request by a South Jersey school district that the United States…
ELC ADVOCATES ON BEHALF OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN NEWARK
ELC, along with the Center for Social Justice at Seton Hall University School of Law and the Gibbons…
THIRD CIRCUIT DECIDES ATTORNEY’S FEES ARE AVAILABLE IN SPECIAL EDUCATION CASE
On April 5, 2006, the Third Circuit decided P.N. v. Clementon Board of Education, a case in which…
EDUCATION LAW CENTER PROVIDES COMMENTS TO STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT REGARDING PROPOSED REGULATIONS
The Education Law Center provided comments to the New Jersey Department of Education regarding its “pre-proposed amendments” to…