NEW YORK CITY PARENTS TAKE FIGHT TO REDUCE CLASS SIZE TO COURT
On Thursday, April 12, nine parents from all five New York City (NYC) boroughs, along with Class Size…
NJDOE URGED TO RESCIND CHRISTIE-ERA GRADUATION RULES
Education Law Center and the American Civil Liberties Union of NJ are urging the NJ Department of Education…
FLINT LEAD CRISIS: SETTLEMENT TO LAUNCH GROUNDBREAKING PROGRAM TO ASSESS IMPACTS ON FLINT CHILDREN
DETROIT, April 9 – Attorneys for Flint schoolchildren have reached a historic agreement with the Michigan Department of…
GAO REPORT: TAKE A VOUCHER AND FORFEIT SPECIAL EDUCATION RIGHTS
By Jessica Levin Over half of the state programs providing vouchers for private schools are targeted to students…
GOVERNOR MURPHY BEGINS TO FILL THE SCHOOL FUNDING HOLE LEFT BY HIS PREDECESSOR
Governor Phil Murphy’s proposed education budget for FY19 is the first in eight years to distribute state aid…
SCHOOL FUNDING LITIGATION FROM COAST TO COAST
By Molly Hunter As of March 2018, school funding lawsuits challenging inadequate education resources, outcomes and opportunities, especially…
REPORT: SPECIAL EDUCATION HEARING DELAYS GROSS DENIAL OF JUSTICE
Governor Must Address System Breakdown New Jersey Special Education Practitioners (NJSEP) has sent a report to Governor Phil…
ABBOTT PRESCHOOL AT 20: BUILDING ON OUR SUCCESS
A conference hosted and sponsored by ETS on March 14 celebrated the success of New Jersey’s groundbreaking Abbott…
MOST SCHOOLS FUNDED FAR BELOW WHAT’S NEEDED TO ACHIEVE AVERAGE OUTCOMES
A new policy brief, authored by researchers at Rutgers University and released by Education Law Center, shows that most…
JERSEY CITY SCHOOLS ARE NOT OVERFUNDED
ELC Policy Brief Recommends Steps to Address Jersey City’s Below Adequacy School Budget A common misconception about Jersey…