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.
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.
ABBOTT MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL REFORMS TOUTED AS STATEWIDE MODEL
Published on: September 14, 2004
A reform program for Abbott middle and high schools can be a model of secondary schools statewide, according to a report in the Star Ledger.
STATE SHUTS COMMUNITY PRESCHOOL PROVIDERS OUT OF FACILITIES FUNDING
Published on: September 14, 2004
State officials must move quickly to ensure that tens of thousands of children attending preschools operated by non-profit, community providers are housed in safe, appropriate classrooms, according to a report released by ELC and the Association for Children of New Jersey.
PROCESS NEEDED FOR PARENTS TO BRING ABBOTT AND NCLB COMPLAINTS
Published on: September 1, 2004
The NJ Department of Education has no easy-to-use process for parents to complain that their children are not receiving the education programs and services required by the Abbott v. Burke rulings and the federal No Child Left Behind law (NCLB).
COURT AGAIN RULES STATE MUST REMEDY SCHOOL SEGREGATION
Published on: August 25, 2004
The State Supreme Court has reaffirmed New Jersey’s prohibition on school segregation, ruling that "racial imbalance resulting from de facto segregation...is inimical" to the NJ constitutional guarantee of a thorough and efficient education.