LAWSUIT PROMPTS NYC DOE TO SCHEDULE BOROUGH HEARINGS ON SCHOOL SPENDING PLAN
For the first time in more than four years, the New York City Department of Education (DOE) will…
Long-Awaited SDA Assessment Reports Document Serious Facilities Deficiencies in Four NJ Schools
In response to a request by Education Law Center, the Schools Development Authority (SDA) recently released Facilities Conditions…
TESTING CONCERNS GROW AS PARCC PHASE-IN BEGINS
As another testing season winds down in New Jersey schools, policymakers are wrestling with a test of their…
PORTRAIT OF AN UNDERFUNDED NJ SCHOOL DISTRICT: CLAYTON
David T. Lindenmuth, Superintendent of the Clayton Public Schools, a K-12 district in Gloucester County, has a long…
PORTRAIT OF AN UNDERFUNDED NJ SCHOOL DISTRICT: FREEHOLD BOROUGH
The Freehold Borough school district is emblematic of the many districts across New Jersey that are struggling to…
ELC’S ATHOS HONORED FOR ANTI-BULLYING WORK
Education Law Center Senior Attorney Elizabeth Athos was recognized for her outstanding efforts to ensure safe and harassment-free…
DRAMATIC RISE IN NUMBER OF NJ SCHOOLS LACKING ESSENTIAL RESOURCES
New Jersey has experienced a 72% increase over five years in the number of school districts “below adequacy,”…
THE ABBOTT PRESCHOOL PROGRAM AT 15
Analysis of a National Model for High Quality Education for Three- and Four-Year-Olds To mark the 15th anniversary…
ELC COURT ACTION YIELDS PROPER AID NOTICES TO NJ SCHOOL DISTRICTS
On May 1, the NJ Department of Education (NJDOE) issued new state aid notices to school districts with…
STATE FORMALLY NOTIFIES NJ SCHOOL DISTRICTS OF SUBSTANTIAL UNDERFUNDING
The NJ Department of Education (DOE) today issued new aid notices to all school districts based on the…