IS NJ HEADED FOR ANOTHER GRADUATION MELTDOWN?
By Stan Karp The resumption of graduation testing after a two-year pandemic suspension has put New Jersey high…
ELC WELCOMES ATTORNEY RACHAEL DEANE AS INAUGURAL DIRECTOR OF LEGAL AND STATE POLICY SUPPORT
Education Law Center’s capacity to support public school advocates, organizers and lawyers is growing with the addition of…
GEORGIA COALITION LAUNCHES SCHOOL FUNDING CAMPAIGN
On January 6, Fund Georgia’s Future kicked off a statewide effort to adequately fund Georgia’s Quality Basic Education…
AS OMICRON HITS NYC SCHOOLS, LOW-INCOME FAMILIES SUE TO COMPEL CITY, STATE DEPARTMENTS OF EDUCATION TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH WORKING DEVICES, INTERNET, AND INSTRUCTION FOR PERIODS OF REMOTE LEARNING
January 7, 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Five families of color allege New York City and State Departments of…
NEW JERSEY SUPREME COURT ORDERS REMAND TO DETERMINE COST ESTIMATES FOR MAJOR SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AND EMERGENT REPAIRS
January 6, 2022 On December 15, the New Jersey Supreme Court issued an order for a remand proceeding before…
U.S. EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ORDERS NEW JERSEY TO RESTORE MILLIONS IN STATE AID CUTS TO COMPLY WITH AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN
In response to complaints by Education Law Center and Jersey City Together, the U.S. Department of Education (USED)…
TRIAL COURT ORDERS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA TO TRANSFER $1.75 BILLION TO FUND STATE’S COMPREHENSIVE REMEDIAL PLAN
By David Hinojosa and Elizabeth Haddix Seventeen years after the North Carolina Supreme Court affirmed a trial court’s…
ENGLISH LEARNERS FACE SEVERE INEQUITIES AND SUBSTANDARD CONDITIONS IN NJ SCHOOLS
Crucial new report finds ability to learn was compromised at a time when English learners needed even more support…
NATIONWIDE SCHOOL FINANCE ANALYSIS ASSIGNS “F” GRADE TO 22 STATES, CALLS ON CONGRESS TO INCENTIVIZE FUNDING REFORMS
ELC report calls for increased federal aid to push states to fix state funding inequities FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE…
NJ COMMISSIONER’S FAILURE TO DOCUMENT SEGREGATIVE EFFECTS OF CHARTER SCHOOLS PROMPTS LEGAL ACTION
Civil Rights Groups Demand Commissioner Carry Out Charter School Rules and State Supreme Court Rulings New Jersey education…