NEW YORK STATE BUDGET FALLS WELL SHORT OF CONSTITUTIONAL OBLIGATION
As it drew to a close, New York State’s budget process was dominated by the debate over Governor…
PROPOSED CHARTER CHAIN SCHOOL TAKEOVERS IN CAMDEN RAISE MORE RED FLAGS
The Superintendent of the State-operated Camden School District recently announced plans to turn over the operation of five…
MAKING SURE MANY MORE NJ CHILDREN BENEFIT FROM HIGH QUALITY PRESCHOOL
Since 1998, when the NJ Supreme Court issued the first judicial directive in the nation requiring a state…
GOVERNOR CHRISTIE READY TO IMPOSE ANOTHER ROUND OF EDUCATION CUTS
Advocates are warning legislators that Governor Chris Christie’s proposed FY16 State Budget will force another crippling round of…
PLAINTIFFS ALLEGE SCHOOL FUNDING SYSTEM VIOLATES STATE CONSTITUTION
On March 24, 2015, seven county school districts filed a lawsuit in state court alleging that the Tennessee…
NEW HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION REGULATIONS EXPECTED
In response to concerns raised by Education Law Center (ELC) and the American Civil Liberties Union of NJ…
ELC’S NEWEST PUBLICATION PROVIDES ADVOCACY GUIDANCE FOR STUDENTS IN OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENTS
Multiple Sponsors Make English and Spanish Versions of Manual Possible With the recent publication of “The Educational Rights…
GOVERNOR CHRISTIE’S 6TH BUDGET BRINGS NO RELIEF, MORE HARM TO NJ SCHOOL CHILDREN
Governor Chris Christie’s FY16 state budget once again proposes no increase in state school aid under the School…
NY PAYS “USUAL SUSPECTS” TO RECYCLE “MONEY DOESN’T MATTER” DEFENSE IN SMALL CITIES TRIAL
In the final days of trial in Maisto v. State of New York – the “Small Cities” case – the…
BLACK LIVES MATTER: THE SCHOTT 50-STATE REPORT ON EDUCATION OF BLACK AND LATINO MALES
In February 2015, the Schott Foundation released its latest report on the four-year graduation rates for Black and…