PROGRESS TOWARD UNIVERSAL PRESCHOOL SLOWING
ELC REPORT SHOWS CHANGE IN CALCULATION OF ELIGIBLE UNIVERSE LEADS TO UNDERCOUNTING Newark NJ — August 5, 2010…
FOLLOW NEW JERSEY: CIVIL RIGHTS GROUPS OFFER BLUEPRINT FOR REAL REFORM
New Jersey figures prominently in a new, comprehensive blueprint for reform released by a number of leading civil…
NJ SHOULD JOIN OTHER STATES IN REJECTING VOUCHER BILL
Newark NJ — July 13, 2010 Growing opposition has stalled the voucher bill, aka the “Opportunity Scholarship Act,”…
LAWSUIT SEEKS TO COMPEL RULES TO ALLOW URBAN DISTRICTS TO TAKE CHARGE OF SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
Newark NJ — July 8, 2010 Education Law Center (ELC) has brought legal action to compel two State…
GOVERNOR CHRISTIE: LESNIAK BILL FIRST STEP TO SCHOOL VOUCHERS ACROSS NEW JERSEY
Newark NJ — June 23, 2010 Governor Christopher Christie yesterday made clear that any further restrictions on private…
JUST SAY “NO” TO ANOTHER REWRITE OF VOUCHER BILL
Newark NJ — June 22, 2010 Education Law Center, New Jersey’s leading advocate for public school students, is…
STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT STILL FAILING OUR STUDENTS
By David G. Sciarra, Executive Director There’s a lot of heated rhetoric these days about “failing” public schools….
ELC TO DOE: RELEASE DATA ON AHSA AND ‘APPEALS PROCESS’
As the NJ Department of Education proceeds with plans to deny diplomas to unprecedented numbers of seniors on…
NJ VOUCHER BILL OPPONENTS TURN UP THE HEAT
Newark NJ — June 15, 2010 Supporters of public education have a lot on their plates: the extreme…
STUDENTS BRING SCHOOL FUNDING NEEDS TO NJ HIGH COURT
Newark NJ — June 8, 2010 New Jersey public school children today requested the NJ Supreme Court to…