CHARTER BACKERS LOSE IN CONNECTICUT FEDERAL COURT
By Wendy Lecker A pro-charter group has lost its Connecticut lawsuit seeking a federal constitutional right to attend…
LEANDRO COURT PROCESS UNDERWAY TO REMEDY NORTH CAROLINA’S INADEQUATE SCHOOL FUNDING
By Wendy Lecker After years of stalled progress, a process is now underway in North Carolina aimed at…
ARIZONA: JUST SAY NO TO UNLIMITED SCHOOL VOUCHERS!
Arizona voters have the opportunity to show their state’s lawmakers – and the entire nation – that they…
NEW JERSEY’S 2018-19 SCHOOL AID BUDGET: SOME PROGRESS AND SOME BACKSLIDING
By Danielle Farrie In mid-July, nearly three months late, New Jersey school districts received final notice of their…
ELC CALLS FOR INVESTIGATION OF EXCLUSION OF STUDENTS FROM NEWARK CHARTER SCHOOL
Education Law Center has filed an official complaint with the NJ Department of Education (NJDOE) regarding the recent…
ELC ENCOURAGES VIGOROUS ADVOCACY FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER STUDENTS
Education Law Center Staff Attorney Jessica Levin participated this spring in a podcast series presented by the New…
DIVERSION OF DISTRICT FUNDS TO MISSISSIPPI CHARTER SCHOOLS IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Education Law Center has filed an amicus curiae, or “friend of the court,” brief in Araujo v. Bryant,…
ELC SUPPORTS COMPLAINT OF EXCESSIVE DISCIPLINE OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES BY NORTH STAR CHARTER SCHOOL
A complaint filed by Rutgers Education and Health Law Clinic (Rutgers) with the NJ Department of Education (NJDOE)…
ELC JOINS FIGHT TO MAINTAIN MICHIGAN’S CONSTITUTIONAL BAN AGAINST PUBLIC FUNDING OF PRIVATE SCHOOLS
Education Law Center filed an amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) brief earlier this month in a crucial…
MINNESOTA HIGH COURT ALLOWS CLAIM OF UNCONSTITUTIONAL SEGREGATION TO MOVE FORWARD
By Wendy Lecker In a groundbreaking decision, the Minnesota Supreme Court has determined that claims of public school…