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…
GOVERNOR’S PROPOSED BUDGET FAILS NEW JERSEY’S AT-RISK STUDENTS
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the State of New Jersey owed $1.9 billion to districts funded below what’s needed…
PROTECT VULNERABLE STUDENTS IN SCHOOL REOPENING
Our Children/Our Schools (OC/OS), a broad-based network of New Jersey education, children’s rights and civil rights organizations, today…
FLINT STUDENTS SECURE GROUNDBREAKING GAINS IN SETTLEMENT OF SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT
Watch the settlement announcement press conference here. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACTS: Erin Hershkowitz, (646) 885 2200, erin.hershkowitz@whitecase.com …
NURSES, ESSENTIAL FOR REOPENING NJ SCHOOLS, IN SHORT SUPPLY
August 13, 2020 Nearly 300 New Jersey public schools serving over 106,000 students had no assigned school nurse on…
MICHIGAN CAMPAIGN TO BRING BOLD COMMUNITY VISION FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION
On July 24, the Michigan Education Justice Coalition (MEJC) launched “Reimagine MI Schools,” a statewide campaign to provide…
BETSY DEVOS JUST CROSSED ANOTHER LINE. SHE’S AN ONGOING DANGER TO TEACHERS AND STUDENTS
The following op ed by ELC Executive Director David Sciarra and Derek Black of the University of South…
STATE SCHOOL REOPENING PLAN IGNORES NJ’S OVERCROWDED, UNSAFE SCHOOL FACILITIES
New Jersey’s plan for reopening the state’s public schools, “The Road Back: Restart and Recovery Plan for Education”…
ELC CALLS ON NJ TO JOIN STATES’ LAWSUIT TO STRIKE DOWN SECRETARY DEVOS’ ILLEGAL CARES ACT RULE
Education Law Center is calling on New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and Attorney General Gurbir Grewal to join…
GOVERNOR MURPHY TAKES $330 MILLION IN SCHOOL FUNDING OFF THE TABLE
Flat Funding and Aid Cuts Will Have Greatest Impact on New Jersey’s Poorest Districts In late May, Governor…