Facilities
NJ Supreme Court Leaves School Construction Funding to Governor and Legislature — For Now
Published on: May 12, 2023
The NJ Supreme Court denied a motion filed in 2021 by ELC in the landmark Abbott litigation but left the door open to returning to the Court if the Governor and Legislature don’t meet their constitutional obligation.
PROPOSED LEGISLATION DIVERTS MUCH NEEDED STATE SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION FUNDING TO CHARTER AND RENAISSANCE SCHOOLS
Published on: April 18, 2023
The bill undermines the State’s constitutional obligation to fund facilities projects in the SDA districts, puts taxpayer dollars at risk, and should be soundly rejected by the Legislature.
JUDGE FINDS NJ HAS FAILED TO PROVIDE NEEDED ASSURANCE OF CONTINUED FUNDING FOR SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM
Published on: March 30, 2023
Judge’s report is the most recent development in a motion filed in February 2021 by ELC on behalf of plaintiff students in the landmark Abbott v. Burke school funding litigation.
AFTER SEVEN YEARS OF DELAY, NJ LEGISLATURE FINALLY COMMITS FUNDS TO RESTART SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION IN URBAN SCHOOL DISTRICTS
Published on: June 29, 2022
A good start but much more needed to education all students in safe, modern school facilities
NEW JERSEY SUPREME COURT ORDERS REMAND TO DETERMINE COST ESTIMATES FOR MAJOR SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AND EMERGENT REPAIRS
Published on: January 6, 2022
The order is the most recent development in a motion filed by plaintiff students to compel the Murphy administration to comply with prior Abbott rulings mandating state funding of building improvements in the 31 SDA districts.
STATE’S REFUSAL TO FUND SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION FORCES STUDENTS BACK TO COURT
Published on: February 1, 2021
Students enrolled in unsafe, dilapidated school buildings in NJ’s poor urban districts are again asking the State Supreme Court to step in to secure additional school construction funding from the Legislature.
USE $500 MILLION IN COVID-19 EMERGENCY BONDS TO MAKE NEW JERSEY SCHOOL BUILDINGS SAFE TO REOPEN
Published on: September 18, 2020
The need for social distancing and functioning HVAC systems is crucial to the safe reopening of schools in the current public health crisis.
STATE SCHOOL REOPENING PLAN IGNORES NJ’S OVERCROWDED, UNSAFE SCHOOL FACILITIES
Published on: July 14, 2020
NJ’s “Road Back” school reopening plan disregards the reality in many school buildings, including severe overcrowding and unsafe conditions in buildings in SDA districts.