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A PRO-PUBLIC EDUCATION AGENDA FOR THE NJ LEGISLATURE IN 2019

Published on: January 10, 2019

NJ Legislators have the opportunity to advance bold reforms to strengthen the state's public education system. Here's a short list of progressive priorities for 2019.

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NEW JERSEY SUPREME COURT ENDS CHALLENGE TO TENURE LAWS

Published on: December 12, 2018

The NJ Supreme Court declined to review an appeals court ruling dismissing a lawsuit seeking invalidation of tenure and due process rules for the state's teachers.

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TIME TO END STATE DISTRICT TAKEOVER IN NEW JERSEY

Published on: December 5, 2018

In testimony before the Joint Committee on the Public Schools, ELC reissued its call for the NJ Legislature to move quickly to repeal the QSAC provisions authorizing State takeover of local school districts.

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CHAMPION OF EDUCATION JUSTICE AWARD PRESENTED TO KATHLEEN GEBHARDT

Published on: November 2, 2018

Kathleen Gebhardt is this year's recipient of the Demetrio Rodriguez Champion of Education Justice Award presented at the annual Litigators' Workshop sponsored by ELC.

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ELC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DAVID SCIARRA RECEIVES HOLLENBECK AWARD FROM NJ COMMISSION ON PROFESSIONALISM IN THE LAW

Published on: October 10, 2018

ELC Executive Director David G. Sciarra has been honored with the Charles J. Hollenbeck Award for an attorney who has served the legal profession with "diligence, competence and dedication."

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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.

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CHALLENGE TO TEACHER TENURE IN NEW JERSEY FAILS AGAIN

Published on: June 27, 2018

A NJ appeals court has affirmed the 2017 dismissal by a trial court of a case seeking to strike down provisions of the state's teacher tenure law.

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STATEMENT FROM DAVID SCIARRA, EDUCATION LAW CENTER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ON TODAY'S FILING IN LATINO ACTION NETWORK V. STATE OF NEW JERSEY

Published on: May 16, 2018

ELC fully supports the lawsuit challenging the intense racial and socio-economic isolation of students in NJ's public school system.

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