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…
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…