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…
ELC, SPLC REPORT ANALYZES SCHOOL FUNDING INEQUITIES IN THE DEEP SOUTH
Southern States Must Prioritize Fair Public School Spending FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 21, 2021 MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Southern states’…
COURT SETTLEMENT LOCKS IN NY’S COMMITMENT TO INCREASE SCHOOL FUNDING BY $4.2 BILLION
Following the New York Legislature’s commitment to fully fund the state’s Foundation Aid Formula, a settlement has been…
COMPARING NEW JERSEY SCHOOL SPENDING THE RIGHT WAY: A NEW ELC RESEARCH REPORT
By Danielle Farrie, Ph.D., ELC Research Director New Jersey public school advocates and policymakers are urged to access…
THE EDUCATION SECRETARY HAS A DUTY TO PROTECT STUDENTS FROM THEIR OWN STATES
BY DAVID SCIARRA AND DEREK BLACK As COVID-19 cases reach record highs in many states, the nation is…
JUDGE REJECTS PA HOUSE SPEAKER’S BID TO EXCLUDE EVIDENCE OF RACIAL DISPARITIES IN SCHOOL FUNDING TRIAL
The judge presiding over the trial in Pennsylvania’s pending school funding case has rejected an attempt by the Speaker…