NY Appellate Court Says Lawsuit Contending Segregation Deprives Students of a Constitutionally Sound Basic Education Can Go Forward
For the first time, a New York court has ruled that school segregation can be the basis for…
Approved Class Action Settlement Aims to Eliminate NJ Special Education Hearing Delays
On April 11, the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey approved a class action…
Statement from Education Law Center Executive Director Robert Kim on the 70th Anniversary of the Landmark School Desegregation Ruling in Brown v. Board of Education
Today marks the 70th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, one of the most significant civil rights…
ELC Joins Legal Team in Landmark Minnesota School Desegregation Case
Education Law Center has joined the team of attorneys representing the plaintiffs in Cruz-Guzman v. State, the Minnesota lawsuit…
Education Advocates and Scholars Urge Maryland Appellate Court to Reverse Ruling in Landmark School Funding Case
Education Law Center, the American Federation of Teachers, the Center for Educational Equity, the National Center for Youth…
The Time to Fix Special Education Funding in NJ is Now: New ELC Report Documents Disparities Resulting from Census-Based Funding
New Jersey’s school funding formula allocates resources for special education students using a census model that funds all…
ELC Urges NJ Legislators to Fund School Construction Program to Meet Extreme Need
At the request of the Joint Committee on the Public Schools, Education Law Center presented testimony on April 26…
New York State Budget Shortchanges Public Schools, Makes a Mockery of Foundation Aid Study
New York State finally has a budget, passed three weeks after the April 1 deadline, but it shortchanges…
Education Law Center Statement on the Issuance of Federal Title IX Regulations
Education Law Center applauds the release of new Title IX regulations by the Biden Administration and urges the…
ELC to the State of NJ: This is the How and Why of Reviewing the Current School Funding Formula
This is the first report in ELC’s A Roadmap for Improving New Jersey’s School Funding Formula series. To…