CHARTER SCHOOL REFORM BILL ADVANCES
The Assembly Education Committee took an important step forward last month when members overwhelmingly voted to support proposed…
Wanted, No Education Experience Necessary: School Supervisors Serving NJ’s Most At-risk Students
State Proposes an Unproven, Two-tiered System of Superintendent Qualifications On the heels of imposing arbitrary caps on school…
GRAD RATE REPORT IS GOOD NEWS TO BUILD ON
SHOWS PROGRESS, NEED TO ADDRESS GAPS Newark, NJ — June 9, 2011 Education Week’s latest Diplomas Count report on…
FUNDING BELOW-ADEQUACY SCHOOL DISTRICTS: NOT A MOMENT TOO SOON FOR NJ’S AT-RISK STUDENTS
FUNDING BELOW-ADEQUACY SCHOOL DISTRICTS: NOT A MOMENT TOO SOON FOR NJ’S AT-RISK STUDENTS Newark, NJ — June 8,…
SUPREME COURT DECISION SUPPORTS SFRA — NOW FUND ALL DISTRICTS
Newark, NJ — May 24, 2011 Statement from David Sciarra, Executive Director of Education Law Center (ELC) and…
TIME TO OVERHAUL NJ’S CHARTER SCHOOL LAW
ELC PROPOSES CHANGES TO MAKE CHARTER SCHOOLS EFFECTIVE AND EQUITABLE Newark NJ — May 17, 2011 Charter schools,…
STATE FINDS ADDITIONAL SPECIAL EDUCATION VIOLATIONS IN PATERSON
ORDERS DISTRICT TO PROVIDE SPEECH SERVICES TO 43 STUDENTS Newark NJ — May 9, 2011 As a result…
THE RIGHT WAY TO COMPARE NJ EDUCATION FUNDING — 2010-11
Newark, NJ — May 5, 2011 In a school year marked by drastic cuts in state aid, NJ’s…
SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDING STUDY MANDATED BY SFRA NEARLY ONE YEAR OVERDUE
Newark, NJ — May 4, 2011 Education Law Center, representing the Statewide Parent Advocacy Network (SPAN), filed a…
PRESIDENT OBAMA GETS IT RIGHT: VOUCHERS WILL HURT, NOT IMPROVE, PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Newark, NJ — March 31, 2011 Support is fading fast in the NJ Legislature for a bill that…