IN SETTLEMENT WITH ELC, NJDOE AGREES TO MAJOR REVISIONS IN HANDLING STATE SPECIAL EDUCATION COMPLAINTS
In response to a complaint filed by Education Law Center (ELC), the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) agreed…
REPORT DETAILS CHANGES TO MAKE NY’S SCHOOL FUNDING FORMULA MORE EQUITABLE
May 22, 2023 A report released Monday by the Alliance for Quality Education and Education Law Center presents…
ELC ANALYSIS OF SCHOOL FUNDING IN THE PROPOSED FY24 STATE BUDGET: YES TO INCREASED AID, NO TO CUTS IN UNDER ADEQUCY DISTRICTS, AND SEVERAL IMPORTANT RECOMMENDATIONS
In less than two months, New Jersey Legislators and Governor Phil Murphy must come to terms on the…
NJ Supreme Court Leaves School Construction Funding to Governor and Legislature — For Now
On Tuesday, the New Jersey Supreme Court denied a motion filed by Education Law Center on behalf of…
EDUCATION LAW CENTER HAILS FULL FUNDING OF NEW YORK’S SCHOOL FUNDING FORMULA
Success is a blueprint for campaigns in other states and for further school finance reform in New York…
NJ STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO VOTE AGAIN ON GRADUATION CUT SCORES
BOARD’S HIGHER SCORE DOUBLED FAILURE RATE ON 2022 FIELD TEST On May 3, the New Jersey State Board…
PROPOSED LEGISLATION DIVERTS MUCH NEEDED STATE SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION FUNDING TO CHARTER AND RENAISSANCE SCHOOLS
A bill in the New Jersey Legislature (A4496/S3247) proposing access to 100 percent State facilities construction funding for…
PENNSYLVANIA COURT RULES STATE SCHOOL FUNDING SYSTEM UNCONSTITUTIONAL, BUT THE HARD WORK CONTINUES
The Commonwealth Must Act Now to Reform School Funding A school where 125 first graders must share one…
90% OF MICHIGAN STUDENTS ATTEND SCHOOLS WITHOUT SUFFICIENT FUNDING
School funding in Michigan is inadequate and inequitable. In a report released today by Education Law Center, Tanner…
EDUCATION LAW CENTER APPLAUDS OKLAHOMA BOARD’S DECISION NOT TO APPROVE RELIGIOUS CHARTER SCHOOL
Today, the Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board (SVCSB) denied an application to establish a charter school that…