SHARPLY DIVIDED FLORIDA SUPREME COURT RULES BROAD SCHOOL FUNDING CLAIM NOT JUSTICIABLE
By Wendy Lecker and Jessica Levin On January 4, in a plurality opinion, a sharply divided Florida Supreme…
A PRO-PUBLIC EDUCATION AGENDA FOR THE NJ LEGISLATURE IN 2019
By David Sciarra In the FY19 State Budget, the New Jersey Legislature passed the first significant increase in…
EDUCATION RIGHTS CASES TO WATCH IN 2019
As the nation’s legal defense fund for education rights, Education Law Center supports and participates as counsel or…
APPELLATE COURT STRIKES DOWN NEW JERSEY’S GRADUATION TEST RULES
Court Unanimously Rejects PARCC-based Graduation Requirement In a unanimous opinion, a three-judge panel of the Appellate Division of…
ELC TO NJ GOVERNOR: DON’T DIVERT MORE PUBLIC FUNDS TO PRIVATE SCHOOLS
December 19, 2018 Governor Phil MurphyState House, Trenton, New Jersey Re: Increase in Private School Funding Dear Governor…
SECRETARY DEVOS’S SCHOOL SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS HAVE NO PLACE IN OUR SCHOOLS
For immediate release Newark, December 18 – The Education Law Center strongly opposes several key recommendations by the Federal…
LANDMARK SCREENING PROGRAM UNDERWAY FOR FLINT CHILDREN IMPACTED BY LEAD CRISIS
Students in Flint, Michigan, are beginning to receive high quality screenings and evaluations through the Flint Registry and…
ELC LETTER TO LEGISLATORS ON SCHOOL FUNDING
The following letter was sent to NJ legislators on December 12, 2018: Re: Increase in Security Aid for…
NEW JERSEY SUPREME COURT ENDS CHALLENGE TO TENURE LAWS
The New Jersey Supreme Court has declined to review an appeals court ruling dismissing a lawsuit seeking invalidation…
NEW JERSEY MUST REIN IN IMPROPER CHARTER GROWTH
ELC Recommends Steps to Comply with NJ Charter Law and Constitutional Mandates Education Law Center is urging the…