Preschool
COMMISSIONER SEEKS TO EXTEND PRE-K TEACHER CERTIFICATION DEADLINE
Published on: May 19, 2004
NJ Commissioner of Education William Librera filed an application with the NJ Supreme Court on May 18 requesting an extension of the September 2004 deadline for certification of all Abbott preschool teachers.
MASSACHUSETTS COURT RECOMMENDS PRESCHOOL FOR ALL AT-RISK 3- AND 4-YEAR OLDS
Published on: April 29, 2004
In a ruling similar to New Jersey's Abbott case, a Massachusetts judge, in declaring that state's school funding system unconstitutional, directed the Commonwealth to provide a free, public preschool program for all low-income children, children with disabilities, and children with limited English proficiency.
NJDOE ABBOTT PRESCHOOL STUDY HIGHLIGHTS NEED TO IMPROVE FACILITIES
Published on: April 16, 2004
On March 26, 2004, the New Jersey Department of Education and a consortium of university researchers released findings from an assessment of Abbott preschool program quality.
DISTRICTS TO APPEAL RULING ON PRE-K FUNDING
Published on: March 18, 2004
Abbott districts will ask the State Supreme Court to overturn an Appellate Court ruling sanctioning the failure of the NJ Department of Education to fully fund the Abbott preschool program.
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.
NATIONAL MOVEMENT FOR UNIVERSAL PRESCHOOL GROWING
Published on: November 25, 2003
Addressing the National School Funding Network on November 6th in Washington, D.C., Education Law Center’s preschool advocate Ellen Boylan cited the "compelling research" on the benefits of high quality early education as fueling a national movement to provide universal preschool to three- and four-year olds.
NEW JERSEY MOVES TOWARD UNIVERSAL PRESCHOOL, BUT CHALLENGES REMAIN
Published on: October 29, 2003
New Jersey is making progress towards enrolling all three-and four-year olds in urban communities, as required by the Abbott v. Burke rulings.