News
All ELC news stories are archived here in reverse chronological order. They are also categorized by state in the menu on the left, with New Jersey further broken out into separate subject areas.
NEW JERSEY RECEIVES HIGH MARKS ON NATIONAL PRE-K REPORT CARD
Published on: November 23, 2004
New Jersey received high marks for preschool education, according to the 2004 State Preschool Yearbook just released by the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) at Rutgers University.
ELC SECURES EDUCATION SERVICES FOR LEP STUDENT
Published on: November 23, 2004
In a case involving a Roselle high school student with Limited English Proficiency (LEP), a NJ Superior Court has ordered the Roselle school district to provide compensatory education to make up for time lost when the student was improperly expelled from school.
ELC ISSUES ADVISORY ON WHOLE SCHOOL REFORM
Published on: November 22, 2004
Abbott elementary schools must continue implementing whole school reform (WSR) in 2004-05 in accordance with the directives in the NJ Supreme Court’s Abbott X order, according to an advisory issued by ELC to Abbott districts and NJ education organizations.
NJDOE PULLS CHANGES TO ABBOTT ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES
ELC, ED GROUPS, WARN TASK FORCE TO STAY AWAY FROM "T AND E"
Published on: November 2, 2004
Education Law Center and several major NJ education organizations warned the Property Tax Convention Task Force to stay away from the State's constitutional guarantee of a thorough and efficient education.
TEST SCORES RISING IN NJ’S URBAN DISTRICTS
Published on: November 2, 2004
Just released state data show sizable gains by elementary school students in New Jersey's urban or "Abbott" districts in 2004, continuing a positive trend that began in 1999.
QUICK ACTION BY ELC WINS SERVICES FOR AUTISTIC CHILD
Published on: November 2, 2004
Quick action by ELC Senior Attorney Ruth Lowenkron has secured improved education services for an eight-year old child with autism.
New Jersey Leading the Nation in School Funding Equity
Published on: October 11, 2004
New Jersey is a national leader in providing equitable school funding for poor and minority students, according a report issued by the Washington, DC-based Education Trust.