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.
ABBOTT DISTRICTS WIN! NJDOE ORDERED TO RESTORE $124 MILLION FOR K-12 SUPPLEMENTAL PROGRAMS
Published on: January 25, 2004
In a unanimous decision, a three-judge Appeals Court has ruled the NJ Department of Education had no authority to remove $124 million in previously approved K-12 supplemental programs from Abbott districts' current (2003-04) budgets.
NOT ALL ABBOTT PRE-K TEACHERS WILL MEET CERTIFICATION DEADLINE
Published on: January 20, 2004
NJDOE has informed Education Law Center and others that not all teachers in Abbott preschools will meet the September 2004 certification.
DISTRICTS PRESS APPEAL FOR ABBOTT K-12 SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDS
Published on: January 14, 2004
On January 13th, twenty-one Abbott school districts pressed their case to restore over $150 million in K–12 supplemental funds to their budgets for the current (2003-04) school year.
NJDOE RULES NEGLECT PRESCHOOL FACILITIES NEEDS
Published on: January 9, 2004
New regulations proposed by NJDOE will not ensure all children currently enrolled in Abbott preschool programs are in safe and adequate facilities.
ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION EXTENDED TO AGE 20
Published on: December 12, 2003
The NJ State Board of Education has ruled that alternative education for an expelled high school student must be extended until he reaches his twentieth birthday.
New Indicators Initiative to Track Abbott Progress
Published on: December 10, 2003
The Abbott rulings contain an unprecedented remedy to improve education in New Jersey's high-poverty urban communities.
WORK GROUP DEVELOPING MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL REFORMS
Published on: December 8, 2003
A work group has been convened to develop a program of whole school reform (WSR) in secondary schools in Abbott districts.
ABBOTT COURT RULING STRENGTHENS WHOLE SCHOOL REFORM
Published on: November 26, 2003
After directing the parties in the Abbott v. Burke case into mediation with Appellate Judge Philip Carchman, the NJ Supreme Court issued a ruling on June 24, 2003 that accepts agreements reached by ELC and the NJ Commissioner of Education during the month-long mediation process.