PUTTING HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAS TO THE TEST
Part 1 of 3: What will Common Core Exams Mean for NJ Graduation Policies? More than 200,000 freshmen…
ADVOCACY EFFORT TRIGGERS COMMISSIONER’S REVERSAL ON ELIMINATION OF HIB REGULATION
Commissioner Cerf has confirmed in a letter to legislators that the NJ Department of Education (NJDOE) will withdraw…
BEYOND THE HYPE: THE CREDO STUDY AND NJ CHARTER SCHOOL PERFORMANCE
In New Jersey, the CREDO charter school study released in late June was met with scant analysis and…
ADVOCATES ADVANCE RIGHTS OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES IN NEW JERSEY
Advocates for New Jersey’s more than 200,000 students with disabilities have recently succeeded in protecting and advancing these…
NJDOE SEEKS TO ELIMINATE CRITICAL SUPPORTS FOR AT-RISK STUDENTS
Advocates Mount Challenge to Protect Rights of NJ’s Most Vulnerable Students In a radical change to longstanding practice,…
NJDOE PROPOSES TO END QUICK ACTION ON EMERGENT REPAIRS AND CREATE MORE ROADBLOCKS TO SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION
The NJ Department of Education (NJDOE) is proposing to eliminate the longstanding procedure for “expedited” action on emergency…
APPELLATE DECISION AFFIRMS COMMISSIONER’S DECISION NOT TO RETURN LOCAL CONTROL TO NEWARK ADVISORY BOARD
In a decision issued today, a three judge panel in the Appellate Division of NJ Superior Court affirmed…
CAPE MAY VOCATIONAL AGREES TO FAIRLY TREAT STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
The Cape May County Technical Board of Education and the NJ Division on Civil Rights (DCR) have entered…
FY14 NJ EDUCATION BUDGET PROTECTS SCHOOL FUNDING FORMULA, STRIKES VOUCHERS
But Flat Funding Leaves Students Further Behind With passage by the Legislature of the FY14 State Budget, the…
STATE’S CHARTER EXPANSION REGULATIONS UNDER CHALLENGE BY ELC
In a brief filed this week with a state appellate court, ELC argues that Commissioner Christopher Cerf and…