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.
KEY LEGISLATOR CALLS FOR REVISIONS TO ABBOTT RULES
Published on: July 19, 2004
Assembly Education Committee Chair Craig Stanley is urging NJ Education Commissioner William Librera to reconvene the Abbott Rulemaking Committee before adopting Abbott rules for the 2004-05 school year.
SALEM CITY BECOMES 31st ABBOTT DISTRICT
Published on: July 2, 2004
On June 30th, Governor McGreevey signed a bill designating the Salem City public schools as the 31st Abbott district.
ELC BATTLES STATE ON BEHALF OF DYSLEXIC STUDENT
Published on: July 2, 2004
A.W., a student denied appropriate education services to treat his dyslexia for more than ten years, has reached a settlement with his local school district, the terms of which must remain confidential. However, his claims against the State remain unresolved.
HUGE WIN FOR ABBOTT SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS!
Published on: June 25, 2004
The Abbott districts have reached settlements with the NJ Department of Education over the districts’ 2004-05 budgets, approving over $500 million in Abbott funding for K-12 supplemental programs in the coming school year.
Newark and Jersey City test scores rise
Published on: June 22, 2004
In the state's two largest school systems, Newark and Jersey City students showed solid gains in most of their statewide tests this spring, according to preliminary scores released to the districts this month.
DISTRICTS AND ELC CHALLENGE ABBOTT RULES IN NJ SUPREME COURT
Published on: June 14, 2004
A group of Abbott districts and Education Law Center have filed an emergency motion asking the NJ Supreme Court to invalidate the Abbott regulations adopted by Education Commissioner William Librera on May 25, 2004.
NEW JERSEY SUPREME COURT EXTENDS PRE-K TEACHER CERTIFICATION DEADLINE
Published on: June 8, 2004
The NJ Supreme Court ordered an extension of the September 2004 deadline for certification of all Abbott preschool teachers.
COMMISSIONER SECRETLY CHANGES ABBOTT RULES
Published on: May 26, 2004
NJ Education Commissioner William Librera has again revised the State's Abbott rules, this time behind closed doors.