2017 DATA SHOWS URGENT NEED TO CHANGE GRADUATION RULES
Recently released data from the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) shows that in 2017 over 60,000 high…
MOST STATES SHORTCHANGE PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS DESPITE GROWING EVIDENCE THAT MONEY MATTERS
Newark, NJ, February 22, 2018 – The seventh edition of Is School Funding Fair? A National Report Card…
MOVING NEW JERSEY TO SCHOOL FUNDING ADEQUACY
By David Sciarra After nearly a decade of flat state school aid under former Governor Christie, the State…
A WIN FOR ARIZONA PUBLIC SCHOOL CHILDREN
By Thomas Clancy Arizona public school children and their parents are breathing a little easier after Maricopa County…
ELC AND ACNJ RELEASE SCHOOL DISCIPLINE ADVOCACY GUIDE FOR STUDENTS, PARENTS AND STAKEHOLDERS
A new advocacy guide, “School Discipline in New Jersey: A Toolkit for Students, Families and Advocates,” has been…
CONNECTICUT SUPREME COURT DEALS SEVERE BLOW TO EDUCATION JUSTICE
On January 17, 2018, the Connecticut Supreme Court, in a 4-3 decision, affirmed in part the September 2016…
GOVERNOR CUOMO’S BUDGET AGAIN SHORTCHANGES NEW YORK STUDENTS
For the eighth consecutive year, Governor Andrew Cuomo is proposing a woefully inadequate aid increase for New York…
SPECIAL EDUCATION FAILURES IN STATE-OPERATED PATERSON CONTINUE
For a second year, Education Law Center is receiving reports that students with disabilities in the State-operated Paterson…
EAST RAMAPO PARENTS CONTINUE TO PRESS FOR STATE INTERVENTION
On December 26, 2017, parents of East Ramapo public school children filed their brief in the New York…
NJ LEGISLATURE POISED TO HAND OVER CAMDEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO OUT-OF-STATE CHARTER CHAINS
A NJ Senate bill pending in the lame duck legislative session would allow the State-operated Camden district to…