AFTER YEARS OF SUSTAINED ADVOCACY, NY TAKES BIG STEP TOWARDS FULL SCHOOL FUNDING
Low-Income Students and Students of Color Will Benefit Most New York State parents, students and advocates secured a…
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT FEDERAL COVID-19 FUNDS FOR NJ SCHOOLS
New Jersey is set to receive three rounds of federal emergency relief, totaling $4.3 billion, to address the…
AS PRESIDENT BIDEN CALLS FOR UNIVERSAL PRE-K, EXPERTS DISCUSS ABBOTT PRESCHOOL AS NATIONAL MODEL
President Biden has issued an historic call for free, universal preschool to prepare the nation’s youngsters for kindergarten…
EDUCATION LAW CENTER STATEMENT ON NJ SUPREME COURT’S RULING ON CHARTER SCHOOL PROGRAM
Today’s New Jersey Supreme Court decision affirms the fundamental responsibility of the Commissioner of Education to evaluate and…
NORTH CAROLINA COURT ORDERS STATE TO “SEEK AND SECURE” FUNDING TO REMEDY CONSTITUTIONAL VIOLATIONS
By Wendy Lecker In a major development in the North Carolina school funding case, Leandro v. State, Wake…
NEW JERSEY MUST SCRAP STATE FUNDING CUTS IN HIGH NEED DISTRICTS
Proposed cuts to state funding in Governor Murphy’s FY2022 State Budget, if enacted, would violate a federal requirement…
NEW JERSEY MUST SCRAP STATE FUNDING CUTS IN HIGH NEED DISTRICTS
Proposed cuts to state funding in Governor Murphy’s FY2022 State Budget, if enacted, would violate a federal requirement…
KANSAS PUBLIC SCHOOL ADVOCATES SCORE KEY VICTORIES IN 2021 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
In the legislative session that just ended, advocates in Kansas notched some crucial wins, despite facing a legislative…
NJDOE PLANS TO RESUME GRADUATION TESTING
New 11th-Grade Test on the Way, ‘Opt Outs’ Can’t Graduate The NJ Department of Education (NJDOE) is planning…
GEORGIA STUDENTS NEED ADEQUATELY FUNDED SCHOOLS, NOT ANOTHER CULTURE WAR
June 9, 2021 The statewide coalition, Fund Georgia’s Future, is challenging Governor Brian Kemp to meet his stated…