Other Issues
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.
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.
ELC WELCOMES NEW TRUSTEE, CONTINUES STRONG RELATIONSHIP WITH ETS
Published on: November 15, 2017
Lenora Green, Executive Director of the Educational Testing Service (ETS) Center for Advocacy and Philanthropy, has joined the ELC Board of Trustees.
NOTED EARLY EDUCATION EXPERT ELLEN FREDE JOINS ELC BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Published on: August 3, 2017
ELC is proud to announce that Dr. Ellen Frede, Co-Director of the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER), has joined the organization's Board of Trustees.
ELC WELCOMES GREG LITTLE AS CHIEF TRIAL COUNSEL
Published on: February 8, 2017
Gregory C. Little, a former partner at the international law firm of White & Case and among the nation's most experienced trial lawyers, has joined ELC to serve as Chief Trial Counsel.
ELC, ACLU-NJ and NJAIJ PRESS NJDOE TO ENSURE SCHOOLS ARE “SAFE HAVENS” FREE FROM DISCRIMINATION
Published on: January 24, 2017
ELC, ACLU-NJ and the New Jersey Alliance for Immigrant Justice have asked New Jersey’s Acting Commissioner of Education to take action to ensure NJ public schools are safe havens for all students.
ELC STANDING UP FOR EDUCATION RIGHTS ACROSS THE NATION
Published on: November 30, 2016
ELC represents public school children in courts across the country to address egregious violations of their education rights. Here's a recap of our current litigation.
BUILDING FIREWALLS: PROTECTING PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE TRUMP ERA
Published on: November 29, 2016
With the selection of Betsy DeVos as Education Secretary, Donald Trump has made good on his promise to do everything possible under his administration to undermine and weaken America's public education system.