SDA CONTINUES SPENDING SPREE ON ADMINISTRATIVE OVERHEAD
Agency Fails to Start and Complete Construction of Any New Urban Schools in Four Years An updated analysis…
GOVERNOR CHRISTIE WANTS LONGER SCHOOL DAY AND YEAR AMID MASSIVE UNDERFUNDING OF NJ PUBLIC SCHOOLS
In his State of the State address today, Governor Chris Christie will propose to lengthen the school year…
NEWARK STILL NOT MAKING PROGRESS SERVING CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES
Nearly two years since the Newark Public Schools (NPS) agreed to a court-ordered Settlement to improve the delivery…
LAWSUIT CHALLENGING NEW YORK TAX CAP REACHES COURT
Arguments over the constitutionality of New York’s local property tax cap have reached an Albany courtroom. Lawyers for…
NEW YORK CITY CLASS SIZES EXCEED LIMITS FOR A SOUND BASIC EDUCATION
Recent data show that class sizes in New York City public schools are now the largest in fifteen…
EDUCATION LAW CENTER WELCOMES SKADDEN FELLOW
The Skadden Arps law firm has awarded Jessica Levin a prestigious Skadden fellowship at Education Law Center from…
REPORT SHOWS OVER ONE-THIRD OF NJ URBAN STUDENTS IN UNFIT, DILAPIDATED SCHOOL BUILDINGS
NJDOE Calls Need “Enormous” But Fails To Publicize Report An unpublished report by the NJ Department of Education…
TWO NEW YORK DISTRICTS CHARGE STATE SCHOOL FUNDING DISCRIMINATES AGAINST CHILDREN OF COLOR
On December 13, the school districts of Schenectady and Middletown filed civil rights complaints against the State of…
TOP 25 NJ SCHOOL DISTRICTS MOST IN NEED OF PRESCHOOL
December 12, 2013 New Jersey school districts such as Wildwood, Lakewood, Dover, Freehold Borough and Bayonne are among…
TOP 20 WORST NEWARK SCHOOL BUILDINGS
The Newark Public Schools (NPS) is New Jersey’s largest school district with approximately 37,000 students enrolled in 73…