EDUCATION IN THE LEAST RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENT: HOW ARE NJ SCHOOL DISTRICTS DOING?
Five years after entering into a ground-breaking settlement with leading disability rights advocates, the New Jersey Department of…
EDUCATION RIGHTS CASES TO WATCH
As the nation’s legal defense fund for education rights, Education Law Center supports and participates as counsel or…
ELC DEMANDS RELEASE OF FUNDING TO REMEDIATE LEAD IN NJ SCHOOLS’ WATER
Citing recent reports of as many as 480 public school buildings with lead in water delivery systems, Education…
NEW CAMPAIGN TO FIGHT VOUCHERS, PROTECT PUBLIC EDUCATION
Education Law Center (ELC), the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), and the SPLC Action Fund have joined forces…
NJDOE SUSPENDS UNREGULATED INTERNET-BASED SERVICES FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES IN RESPONSE TO ELC APPEAL
The New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) has halted the unregulated use of the internet by school districts…
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: HOW TO BETTER SERVE GEORGIA’S AT-RISK STUDENTS
August 20, 2019 Georgia’s current method of funding academically struggling students leaves far too many behind, according to…
NEW JERSEY ON SLOW ROAD BACK TO FAIR SCHOOL FUNDING
BY DAVID SCIARRA On June 30, Governor Phil Murphy signed the Fiscal Year 2020 New Jersey State Budget….
NEW LAWSUIT CHARGES MASSACHUSETTS WITH VIOLATING STUDENTS’ RIGHTS BY UNDERFUNDING PUBLIC SCHOOLS
By Wendy Lecker On June 13, a dozen parents in seven low-wealth Massachusetts school districts filed a lawsuit…
MICHIGAN SUPREME COURT WILL REVIEW CHALLENGE TO UNCONSTITUTIONAL DIVERSION OF PUBLIC FUNDS TO PRIVATE SCHOOLS
The Michigan Supreme Court has granted review of an appellate court decision upholding a state law that directly…
NEVADA LEGISLATURE VOTES TO ELIMINATE DEFUNCT VOUCHER PROGRAM
At the end of the state’s legislative session, the Nevada Legislature approved a bill to eliminate the voucher…