COMMISSIONER AGREES NJDOE FAILED TO PROMPTLY ADDRESS EMERGENT SCHOOL BUILDING REPAIRS
In a decision issued June 13, NJ Commissioner of Education Christopher Cerf agreed with an Administrative Law Judge…
BROAD CONSENSUS ON ASSEMBLY BILL TO AMEND NJ CHARTER SCHOOL LAW
On Monday, the Assembly Education Committee took a significant step forward in the process of updating and improving…
COURT RULING VINDICATES PARENTS’ RIGHT TO HAVE INPUT ON NYC DOE SCHOOL SPENDING PLAN
New York public school parents scored a victory today in a State Supreme Court decision ordering the City…
ELC’S LAWSUIT LEADS STATE TO RETURN CONTROL OF FISCAL MANAGEMENT TO NEWARK ADVISORY BOARD
But Goal of Local Control for Newark Schools Remains During oral argument before the Appellate Court on Tuesday,…
SIX STEPS TO ACHIEVE FAIRNESS FOR STUDENTS IN THE FY14 EDUCATION BUDGET
For the fourth year in a row, Governor Christie’s proposed budget for public education seriously shortchanges New Jersey’s…
NY STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT COMPLICIT IN CITY’S VIOLATION OF PARENT INPUT LAW
New York City public school parents have turned the spotlight on State Education Commissioner John B. King and…
Seize the Moment! Wade Henderson Urges Educational Equity
Wade Henderson, President and CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, was recently honored by…
ELC PRESSES NJDOE ON BILINGUAL EDUCATION IN CHARTER SCHOOLS
In recent comments to the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE), Education Law Center pointed out a glaring…
NYC HIGH SCHOOL ADMISSIONS PROCESS RACIALLY BIASED, SETS UP SCHOOLS TO FAIL
Federal Civil Rights Complaint Brought by Parents and Community Groups Parents and community groups filed a federal civil…
SCHOOL FUNDING GAPS WIDEN UNDER CHRISTIE ADMINISTRATION
As Governor Chris Christie proposes yet another year of underfunding the School Funding Reform Act (SFRA), a new…