ASSEMBLY REJECTS RULES REQUIRING PARCC FOR GRADUATION
On March 16, the NJ State Assembly voted 67 to 3, with 2 abstentions, to reject state regulations…
TIME FOR STATE TO ADDRESS EMERGENT HEALTH AND SAFETY REPAIRS IN URBAN SCHOOLS
Almost six months since submitting lists of urgently needed facilities repair requests, urban school districts are still waiting…
ELC URGES LEGISLATURE TO AGAIN REJECT GOVERNOR CHRISTIE’S RECYCLED VOUCHER PROPOSAL
There are no surprises in Governor Chris Christie’s FY18 State Budget, presented to the Legislature on February 28….
PARENTS ASK NY APPEALS COURT TO RELEASE ILLEGALLY FROZEN SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT FUNDS
Parents of students in three public schools are asking a New York appeals court to immediately release over $37…
ELC URGES CONNECTICUT SUPREME COURT TO OVERTURN SCHOOL FUNDING DECISION
Education Law Center has filed an amicus curiae brief in Connecticut’s pending school funding litigation, Connecticut Coalition for Justice…
STATEMENT FROM DAVID G. SCIARRA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, EDUCATION LAW CENTER, ON SCHOOL AID IN GOVERNOR CHRISTIE’S PROPOSED FY18 STATE BUDGET
Governor Christie made the right decision by not trying to force implementation of his so-called “fairness formula” for…
ELC RELEASES 2017 LIST OF NATION’S MOST FISCALLY DISADVANTAGED SCHOOL DISTRICTS
47 Districts in 20 States Newark, NJ, February 21, 2017 – Education Law Center released today the 2017…
NEVADA SCHOOL FUNDING DIRE, URGENTLY NEEDS REFORM
Advocates: Time to Leave Vouchers Behind Las Vegas, Nevada, February 9, 2017 – Nevada is last in the…
ELC WELCOMES GREG LITTLE AS CHIEF TRIAL COUNSEL
Gregory G. Little, a former partner at the international law firm of White & Case, has joined Education…
CIVIL RIGHTS GROUPS PRESS CHALLENGE TO ILLEGAL GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
Civil rights and parent advocacy groups are advancing their legal challenge to the new graduation rules adopted by…