SETTLEMENT IN DELAWARE SCHOOL FUNDING LITIGATION YIELDS MAJOR REFORMS FOR VULNERABLE STUDENTS
By Wendy Lecker The plaintiffs in Delaware’s first school funding lawsuit have reached a settlement with the state…
ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT ACCEPTS APPEAL IN MAJOR SCHOOL FUNDING LAWSUIT
On September 30, the Illinois Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal in Cahokia Unit School District No….
COVID-19 AND STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES: YOUR UPDATED GUIDE ON WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Education Law Center has released the second edition of COVID-19 and Students with Disabilities: Frequently Asked Questions to…
HALF OF NJ HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS STILL HAVE NO GRADUATION RULES
Nearly two years after an appellate court struck down New Jersey’s high school graduation assessment rules, the State…
USE $500 MILLION IN COVID-19 EMERGENCY BONDS TO MAKE NEW JERSEY SCHOOL BUILDINGS SAFE TO REOPEN
Education Law Center is calling on Governor Phil Murphy and the State Legislature to utilize at least $500…
STATEMENT FROM ELC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DAVID SCIARRA ON SENATOR TERESA RUIZ’S BUDGET RESOLUTION TO INCREASE SCHOOL FUNDING BY $311 MILLION IN FY21
Education Law Center strongly supports the budget resolution recently introduced by Senator Teresa Ruiz, which provides an additional…
ELC URGES NY AND NJ TO ENSURE PUBLIC SCHOOLS KEEP MUCH-NEEDED CARES ACT FUNDS
States Must Inform Districts that Secretary DeVos’ Rule Diverting Emergency Funds to Private Schools Is Illegal In letters…
ELC TO NJ LEGISLATORS: GOVERNOR’S PROPOSED K-12 BUDGET WILL WIDEN INEQUITY
In testimony submitted to both the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee and the Assembly Budget Committee, Education Law…
DIGITAL DIVIDE A VIOLATION OF STUDENTS’ CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS
The State of New Jersey’s continuing failure to eliminate the digital divide for an estimated 230,000 public school…
TRACKING STATE SCHOOL AID CUTS IN THE PANDEMIC
By Mary McKillip As the COVID-19 crisis extends into the 2020-21 school year, the full impact of the…