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…
NJDOE EFFORT TO BYPASS SAFEGUARDS IN CHARTER LAW CHALLENGED BEFORE APPEALS COURT
Education Law Center’s pending challenge to the NJ Department of Education’s (NJDOE) attempt to circumvent basic safeguards in…
NEWARK CONTINUES TO DELAY SERVICES TO HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES, PROMPTING STATE ACTION
October 6, 2014 Over two and half years after a court-ordered settlement, a July 2014 compliance report again…
PARCC BRINGS MAJOR EXPANSION OF TESTING FOR NJ HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
The start of the 2014-15 school year has put the spotlight on the new Common Core standards and…