NEW MEXICO SCHOOL FUNDING FOUND UNCONSTITUTIONAL
By Wendy Lecker In a major victory for New Mexico public school children, the district court, in a…
FIGHTING TO KEEP THE COURTS OPEN TO FLORIDA AND DELAWARE STUDENTS
Education Law Center has filed amicus curiae, or “friend of the court,” briefs in Florida and Delaware, urging…
NJ LEGISLATURE ON PUBLIC SCHOOLS: SOME PROGRESS, REAL THREATS
By David Sciarra At the end of June, the New Jersey Legislature passed the FY19 State Budget and…
A VOUCHER BY ANY OTHER NAME
By Jessica Levin In the rapidly evolving world of education privatization, school voucher programs have taken on many…
CHALLENGE TO TEACHER TENURE IN NEW JERSEY FAILS AGAIN
In yet another blow to those who seek to dismantle due process rules for public school teachers, a…
NJ LEGISLATORS CAN’T FUND PUBLIC SCHOOLS BUT WILL SEND MILLIONS MORE TO PRIVATE SCHOOLS
A bill fast-tracked by legislative leaders in the New Jersey Senate and Assembly would require the State to…
NJ LEGISLATURE POISED TO HAND OVER CAMDEN STUDENTS TO CHARTER CHAINS & STUDENT RECORDS TO PRIVATE ENTITY
June 18, 2018 A bill fast-tracked by the New Jersey Legislature would allow the State-operated Camden school district…
INCREASE NJ SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION FUNDS FOR ALL DISTRICTS
Education Law Center has voiced strong opposition to New Jersey legislators about Assembly Bill 3902, legislation that would…
AID CUTS LOOM FOR STUDENTS IN 188 NJ DISTRICTS
Senate President Steve Sweeney has proposed changes to New Jersey’s school funding formula – the School Funding Reform…
STATEMENT FROM DAVID SCIARRA, EDUCATION LAW CENTER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ON TODAY’S FILING IN LATINO ACTION NETWORK V. STATE OF NEW JERSEY
Education Law Center (ELC) fully supports the lawsuit filed today challenging the intense racial and socio-economic isolation of…