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.
CHARTER BACKERS LOSE IN CONNECTICUT FEDERAL COURT
Published on: October 8, 2018
California-based Students Matter has lost it's Connecticut lawsuit seeking a federal constitutional right to attend a charter school.
LEANDRO COURT PROCESS UNDERWAY TO REMEDY NORTH CAROLINA'S INADEQUATE SCHOOL FUNDING
Published on: September 28, 2018
After years of stalled progress, a process is now underway in North Carolina aimed at moving the State to fulfill its constitutional duty to adequately fund public education.
ARIZONA: JUST SAY NO TO UNLIMITED SCHOOL VOUCHERS!
Published on: September 27, 2018
Arizona voters have the opportunity to show their state's lawmakers - and the entire nation - that they support their public schools by voting NO on Proposition 305.
NEW JERSEY’S 2018-19 SCHOOL AID BUDGET: SOME PROGRESS AND SOME BACKSLIDING
Published on: September 20, 2018
ELC has analyzed FY19 state aid allocations against the core touchstone of the SFRA formula: adequacy.
ELC CALLS FOR INVESTIGATION OF EXCLUSION OF STUDENTS FROM NEWARK CHARTER SCHOOL
Published on: September 13, 2018
ELC has filed an official complaint with the NJDOE regarding the recent exclusion of students from Marion P. Thomas Charter School in Newark.
ELC ENCOURAGES VIGOROUS ADVOCACY FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER STUDENTS
Published on: September 11, 2018
ELC Staff Attorney Jessica Levin participated in a podcast series presented by the NJDOE Bureau of Bilingual/ESL Education.
DIVERSION OF DISTRICT FUNDS TO MISSISSIPPI CHARTER SCHOOLS IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Published on: August 22, 2018
ELC filed an amicus brief in a case before the Mississippi Supreme Court challenging the unconstitutional diversion of school district funds to charter schools.
ELC SUPPORTS COMPLAINT OF EXCESSIVE DISCIPLINE OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES BY NORTH STAR CHARTER SCHOOL
Published on: August 21, 2018
ELC provided a letter to the NJDOE supporting a Rutgers Education and Health Law Clinic complaint alleging that a Newark charter school imposes discipline without regard to students' disability status.