TOP 5 ISSUES FACING NJ PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN 2015
2015 brings fresh challenges to New Jersey’s position as a national leader in preschool-12 public education. The most…
NJ LEGISLATURE MUST ACT TO REPLENISH SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION FUND
In testimony before the Joint Committee on the Public Schools, Education Law Center Executive Director David Sciarra called…
NJ RURAL STUDENTS AND SCHOOLS PRESS LAWSUIT FOR FAIR SCHOOL FUNDING
Trenton, NJ – Attorneys for students in 16 poor, rural, New Jersey school districts appeared before Superior Court…
NY AND NJ FAIR FUNDING LAWSUITS READY TO ADVANCE
Lawsuits brought by students in New York’s small cities school districts and New Jersey’s rural districts challenging unfair…
APPELLATE COURT UPHOLDS AND CLARIFIES CHARTER CAMPUS RULES
In a decision issued November 12, a New Jersey Appeals Court upheld the NJ Department of Education’s (NJDOE) regulation allowing “successful” charter…
ELC PRESSES NJ TASK FORCE TO IMPROVE SPECIAL EDUCATION
Education Law Center is calling on a State task force to address several urgent barriers to improving delivery…
Trial in NY Small Cities School Funding Lawsuit to Start in January
After waiting six years, the parents and children in eight NY, high poverty, low wealth school districts will…
NJDOE FAILURE TO UPDATE SCHOOL FACILITIES PLANS VIOLATES LAW
In a decision issued October 17, Administrative Law Judge Ellen Bass ruled the NJ Department of Education (NJDOE)…
ELC PRESSES TO ENFORCE NY CONTRACTS FOR EXCELLENCE
Education Law Center continues efforts to hold New York education officials accountable for implementing the Contracts for Excellence…
NJ COULD HAVE OVER 130 CHARTER SCHOOLS, NOT 87
ELC Calls on Legislature to Investigate Following the revelation by the Attorney General in a court hearing last…