Special Education
ELC, WITH HELP FROM SKADDEN ARPS, CREATES POST-SCHOOL TRANSITION MANUAL FOR FAMILIES OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES
Published on: January 5, 2012
ELC has created “Transition Planning,” a know-your-rights manual in both English and Spanish for parents, students and advocates, detailing the rights of students transitioning from special education to post-school life, as well as the services and supports available to them. The manual is available on the ELC website and in hard copy.
FEDERAL COURT RULING UNDERMINES EDUCATION RIGHTS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES
Published on: December 21, 2011
Advocates are raising concerns that a case now before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Philadelphia would significantly undermine education rights for countless children with disabilities, especially those who are indigent.
STATE’S FAILURE TO FUND SCHOOL AID FORMULA HINDERS EXPERT ANALYSIS OF SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDING
Published on: November 3, 2011
NJDOE has finally released the independent study of the special education census funding method in the SFRA. The study concludes that, because the State has failed to fully to fund the formula, it is impossible to analyze whether the method is effective in providing the resources needed to deliver special education.
USDOE URGED TO RESCIND POLICY GIVING SCHOOL DISTRICTS THE GREEN LIGHT TO CUT SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDS
Published on: September 29, 2011
In a sharply worded letter, ELC is calling on the U.S. Department of Education to immediately rescind a newly issued policy allowing school districts to cut spending on special education services to students with disabilities.
ELC Guide The Right to Special Education in NJ Now Available in Spanish
Published on: September 7, 2011
In an effort to provide increased access to information about special education, the ELC publication, “The Right to Special Education in New Jersey: A Guide for Advocates,” has been translated into Spanish. The translation was facilitated by the law firm Skadden Arps.
STATE FINDS LACK OF SPECIAL EDUCATION STAFF IN ANOTHER PATERSON SCHOOL
Published on: September 1, 2011
As a result of a complaint filed by ELC, the NJDOE has directed the Paterson school district to provide additional special education instruction to 39 students in School Number 10. This is the third finding that Paterson’s inadequate staffing for the 2010-2011 school year has led to the denial of special education and related services to students with disabilities.
ELC Fights Arbitrary Graduation Decisions on Behalf of Students and Families
Published on: July 25, 2011
Over the past few months, ELC attorneys helped numerous parents and high school seniors resolve a variety of attempts by school districts across New Jersey to prevent students from graduating, force students to graduate prematurely, and deny participation in graduation ceremonies.
ELC CONTINUES PUSH FOR ADEQUATE SPECIAL EDUCATION STAFF AND SERVICES IN PATERSON
Published on: July 19, 2011
ELC has filed an additional complaint with the NJDOE regarding the lack of special education and related services for Paterson students in 2010-11, caused by a hiring and spending freeze ordered by the NJDOE in September. The latest complaint concerns School Number 10, which serves children in kindergarten through eighth grade.