U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AFFIRMS STATE AND DISTRICT OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE SPECIAL EDUCATION DURING SCHOOL CLOSURES
The United States Department of Education (USED) has issued supplemental guidance to clear up the “serious misunderstanding” that…
NEW JERSEY ADVOCATES PRESS FOR CORONAVIRUS EDUCATION TASK FORCE
Seek Proactive Efforts to Safeguard Students’ Rights Education Law Center is leading a call for Governor Phil Murphy…
COVID-19: AN UPDATE FROM EDUCATION LAW CENTER
During the current coronavirus pandemic, New Jerseyans’ main focus must be on health and safety. Education Law Center…
PROPOSED FIX FOR DELAYS IN NEW JERSEY SPECIAL EDUCATION HEARINGS RESTRICTS STUDENT RIGHTS
A proposal by the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) and the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) to…
PEER UPDATE: ON THE FRONT LINES OF SCHOOL FUNDING REFORM
By Jennifer Doeren In 2019, the Partnership for Equity & Education Rights (PEER) moved to its new home…
NJ SUPREME COURT TO REVIEW STATE COMMISSIONER’S DECISION TO DRAMATICALLY EXPAND CHARTER SCHOOLS IN NEWARK
The New Jersey Supreme Court has granted a petition filed by Education Law Center (ELC) to review the…
NEW JERSEY OWES $1.6 BILLION TO 187 CONSTITUTIONALLY UNDERFUNDED SCHOOL DISTRICTS
ELC Proposes Five-Year Plan to Close the Statewide Adequacy Gap The number of New Jersey school districts funded…
ELC LEGAL ACTION PROMPTS NJ TO RELEASE NEW STATEWIDE SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION PLAN
Following an emergency meeting in late January, the Schools Development Authority (SDA) approved and released a new Statewide…
NORTH CAROLINA COURT ORDERS SWEEPING REFORMS AFTER REPORT FINDS STATE FAILING TO PROVIDE A SOUND BASIC EDUCATION
By Wendy Lecker On January 21, Wake County Judge David Lee signed a consent order in North Carolina’s…
NEW JERSEY’S UNFINISHED BUSINESS: ADEQUATE FUNDING FOR ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS
By Danielle Farrie In 2009, when the New Jersey Supreme Court signed-off on the constitutionality of the State’s…