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…
HOW TO IMPROVE ARIZONA’S WORST IN THE NATION SCHOOL FUNDING SYSTEM
When it comes to school funding systems in the 50 states, Arizona ranks dead last, and inadequate funding…
MARYLAND COURT ALLOWS BALTIMORE CITY PARENTS TO RE-OPEN BRADFORD SCHOOL FUNDING CASE
By Wendy Lecker On January 21, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Audrey Carrion paved the way for Maryland’s…
GUIDE TO NEW JERSEY’S RIGHT TO PRESCHOOL AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH
New Jersey’s high-quality, full-day preschool program for three- and four-year-olds is a national model, and Governor Murphy and…
FUND OUR SCHOOLS: VA COALITION LAUNCHES NEW SCHOOL FUNDING CAMPAIGN
On December 11, Virginia advocates, teachers, parents and students gathered in Richmond to launch the Fund Our Schools…