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Funding

ELC STATEMENT ON SCHOOL FUNDING IN GOVERNOR MURPHY'S FY24 STATE BUDGET

Published on: February 28, 2023

K-12 school aid increase keeps the state on track to fulfill the Governor’s commitment to fully funding the SFRA in FY25 and continues preschool expansion

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MAKING THE GRADE 2022: 27 STATES RECEIVE 'F' ON SCHOOL FUNDING REPORT CARD

Published on: December 20, 2022

Read ELC’s Making the Grade 2022 report on the condition of public school funding in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Where does your state rank?

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NORTH CAROLINA SUPREME COURT, IN A FORCEFUL RULING, ORDERS $1 BILLION TO FUND LEANDRO SCHOOL FUNDING REFORMS

Published on: November 17, 2022

The ruling affirms the inherent authority of the judiciary to compel state executive branch officials to take appropriate action to remedy longstanding violations of students’ constitutional right to public education.

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SCHOOL FUNDING IN THE FY23 NJ STATE BUDGET: TRENDING UPWARD BUT FARTHER TO GO

Published on: August 4, 2022

The budget takes important steps to reestablish NJ’s historic commitment to a fair and equitable system of financing the state’s public schools, but concerns remain.

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NJ GROUPS PETITION STATE FOR RULES ON DISTRICT USE OF SCHOOL SECURITY AID

Published on: May 11, 2022

Student and civil rights organizations champion urgent need for SEL, restorative justice and mental health supports in schools.

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PROPOSED NEW JERSEY FY23 BUDGET: PROGRESS BUT NEEDS WORK

Published on: March 31, 2022

ELC is calling on lawmakers to support Governor Murphy’s school funding proposal, but warns that the Educational Adequacy Report misses the mark.

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BLACK AND LATINO STUDENTS ENDURE THE BRUNT OF NEW JERSEY PUBLIC SCHOOL UNDERFUNDING

Published on: March 2, 2022

New ELC report shows NJ’s Black and Latino students are far more likely to attend schools that are spending well below the level set as adequate in the state’s school funding formula.

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U.S. EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ORDERS NEW JERSEY TO RESTORE MILLIONS IN STATE AID CUTS TO COMPLY WITH AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN

Published on: November 30, 2021

In response to complaints by ELC and Jersey City Together, the USED found state aid cuts in the FY22 Budget violate the Maintenance of Equity provision in the ARP ESSER.

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