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.
Making Abbott reform more fruitful
Published on: June 30, 2006
In 1998, the state Supreme Court in the landmark Abbott vs. Burke case ordered a historic package of
funding and programs to reverse decades of neglect of our urban public schools.
LOSS OF ABBOTT AID WOULD DEVASTATE URBAN SCHOOLS
Published on: June 27, 2006
Some legislators are proposing to remove all Abbott funding from public schools in 12 urban communities, totaling $434 million in state aid.
COMMISSIONER DELAYS RELIEF TO NJ RURAL STUDENTS
Published on: June 23, 2006
In a Report to the NJ State Board of Education , Acting Commissioner of Education Lucille Davy declined to address the specific needs of school children in 16 poor South Jersey districts, even though the State Board has declared the current school funding law unconstitutional as applied to those districts.
ELC ADVOCATES ON BEHALF OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN NEWARK
Published on: June 9, 2006
ELC, along with the Center for Social Justice at Seton Hall University School of Law and the Gibbons Fellowship in Public Interest and Constitutional Law at Gibbons, Del Deo, Dolan, Griffinger & Vecchione, P.C., is advocating on behalf of children with disabilities in Newark who have been denied appropriate special education services.
FACILITIES CONFERENCE REVIEWS STATUS OF NJ'S SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM
Published on: June 9, 2006
Progress and challenges ahead were the focus of the keynote address given by Scott Weiner, Transitional Chief Executive Officer of the Schools Construction Corporation at the School Facilities Conference at Rutgers University on June 6th attended by over 150 people.
STATE DELAYS DECIDING DISTRICTS' FUNDING APPEALS
Published on: June 7, 2006
In its May 9th order in the Abbott v. Burke case, the NJ Supreme Court approved Governor Jon Corzine’s request to hold funding flat in the state’s high poverty urban school districts in 2006-07.
NJDOE ABBOTT PLAN AND BUDGET DUE OCTOBER 9TH
Published on: June 6, 2006
Under the FY 2007 Appropriations Act, P.L. 2006, c. 45 (July 8, 2006), DOE has until October 9, 2006 to prepare a statewide plan and budget for the implementation of the Abbott remedies. Consistent with prior Supreme Court mandates, the Legislature is requiring that DOE:
SUPREME COURT FAST-TRACKS DISTRICT BUDGET APPEALS AND DIRECTS NEW FUNDING FOR FACILITIES
Published on: May 23, 2006
In an order issued today, the NJ Supreme Court clarified its Abbott order of May 9, 2006.