LATEST PARCC RESULTS CONFIRM NEED TO REJECT NEW GRADUATION RULES
In late July, the NJ Department of Education (NJDOE) released statewide results from the 2017 PARCC exams given…
NOTED EARLY EDUCATION EXPERT ELLEN FREDE JOINS ELC BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Education Law Center is proud to announce that Ellen Frede, Co-Director of the National Institute for Early Education…
NEW JERSEY BEGINS LONG ROAD BACK TO FAIR SCHOOL FUNDING
After months of uncertainty and only weeks before the start of school, New Jersey school districts have been…
NYC PARENTS FILE COMPLAINT TO ENFORCE LAW TO REDUCE CLASS SIZE
Demand Department of Education Reduce Class Size as Mandated in State Law Today, nine parents from every New…
NEW YORK COURT OF APPEALS HOLDS FIRM ON STUDENTS’ RIGHTS
June 27, 2017 The Education Law Center welcomes today’s ruling by the New York Court of Appeals in…
VOUCHER WATCH LAUNCHED TO COMBAT USE OF PUBLIC FUNDS FOR PRIVATE SCHOOLING
ELC and Munger Tolles to Help Advocates Protect Nation’s Public Schools Education Law Center (ELC) and Munger, Tolles…
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY AND SCHOOL FUNDING ON TRIAL IN NEW MEXICO
On June 12, attorneys for New Mexico students, parents and school districts made opening statements in a Santa…
ELC AND LEGAL SCHOLARS ARGUE SEGREGATION VIOLATES MINNESOTA’S RIGHT TO EDUCATION
By Derek W. Black The Minnesota Supreme Court has previously recognized that a fundamental right to an adequate…
PRESIDENT TRUMP’S PROPOSED EDUCATION BUDGET: THE IMPACT ON NEW JERSEY
President Trump’s devastating education budget provides sweeping support for privatization at the expense of the nation’s most vulnerable…
BIG SETBACK FOR VOUCHERS IN NEVADA
Carson City, Nevada, June 5 – Backed by a strong grassroots campaign, Nevada lawmakers decisively rejected Senate Bill…