LEGISLATURE MEETS SUPREME COURT DEADLINE AND EQUITABLE FUNDING DUTY IN KANSAS
ALLOW SCHOOLS TO OPEN IN THE FALL On June 27, 2016, four days prior to the Kansas Supreme…
CHRISTIE BUDGET INFLICTS MORE HARM ON NJ PUBLIC SCHOOL CHILDREN
Governor Chris Christie again sent a clear signal to NJ lawmakers that he would veto any increase in…
NEW YORK CITY LOSING GROUND ON REDUCING CLASS SIZE
A new report by Education Law Center finds that New York City is failing to reduce class size…
STATEMENT OF DAVID G. SCIARRA, ELC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ON GOVERNOR CHRIS CHRISTIE’S SCHOOL FUNDING PLAN
The Governor’s school funding plan announced today is not only the opposite of fairness, it would spell the…
NJDOE DATA SHOWS MORE STUDENTS USING PORTFOLIO PROCESS TO GRADUATE
ELC PRESSES FOR MORE COMPLETE DATA The New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) has released the first data…
STATEMENT OF DAVID G. SCIARRA, ELC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ON THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF AN “INITIATIVE TO FULLY FUND NJ SCHOOLS”
We welcome the Senate President’s pledge to fully fund all school districts statewide through the phase-in of new…
ADEQUATE SCHOOL FUNDING KEY TO EFFECTIVE TEACHERS IN NEW YORK’S POOR SCHOOLS
The Alliance for Quality Education (AQE) has filed an amicus curiae (friend of the court) brief in support…
NJ LAWMAKERS ACT TO KEEP YOUNG LEARNERS IN THE CLASSROOM WITH APPROPRIATE SUPPORTS
On May 23, the Senate Education Committee took an important first step by unanimously approving Senate Bill 2081, which bans…
LEGISLATURE CONTINUES TO VIOLATE KANSAS CONSTITUTION ON SCHOOL FUNDING
On May 27, the Kansas Supreme Court declared that the latest legislative changes to the state school funding…
STATE FAILED TO ASSESS IMPACT OF CHARTER EXPANSION ON NEWARK SCHOOL CHILDREN
Acting on behalf of Newark school children, Education Law Center has filed an appeal of NJ Commissioner of Education David…