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…
BILL TO EXTEND SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES NOW BEFORE GOVERNOR MURPHY
Education Law Center is calling on Governor Phil Murphy to quickly sign a bill to assist older students…
REGISTER NOW FOR 6/17 WEBINAR, “LESSONS FROM NEW JERSEY’S ABBOTT PRESCHOOL: BUILDING A NATIONAL SYSTEM OF HIGH QUALITY EARLY EDUCATION”
Thur., June 17 at, 2 PM EDT Register now: https://bit.ly/3iddyIq Two decades ago, the New Jersey Supreme Court in…
ELC COMPLAINT: NJDOE FAILING ON PANDEMIC-RELATED COMPENSATORY EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Education Law Center has filed a formal complaint with the Office of Special Education Policy and Dispute Resolution (SPDR)…
$840 MILLION FEDERAL DOLLARS REMAIN OFF-LIMITS TO MICHIGAN SCHOOLS
Hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funds intended by Congress to provide urgently needed resources to Michigan…
APPELLATE COURT: STATE VIOLATED EDUCATION RIGHTS OF STUDENTS IN NY’S SMALL CITY DISTRICTS
In a unanimous decision, a New York Appellate Court has found the State violated the rights of students…
NEW JERSEY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT: UNDER-STAFFED AND OVERWHELMED
Not Ready for Challenge of Reopening Schools in September A new Education Law Center (ELC) analysis shows that,…