FEDERAL EMERGENCY RELIEF FOR SCHOOLS IS A START, BUT STATES AND CONGRESS MUST DO MUCH MORE
By David Sciarra, Jessica Levin and Wendy Lecker In the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act,…
ELC URGES SUSPENSION OF GRADUATION TESTING REQUIREMENT DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Education Law Center is urging Governor Phil Murphy and Commissioner of Education Lamont Repollet to protect the rights…
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AFFIRMS STATE AND DISTRICT OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE SPECIAL EDUCATION DURING SCHOOL CLOSURES
The United States Department of Education (USED) has issued supplemental guidance to clear up the “serious misunderstanding” that…
NEW JERSEY ADVOCATES PRESS FOR CORONAVIRUS EDUCATION TASK FORCE
Seek Proactive Efforts to Safeguard Students’ Rights Education Law Center is leading a call for Governor Phil Murphy…
COVID-19: AN UPDATE FROM EDUCATION LAW CENTER
During the current coronavirus pandemic, New Jerseyans’ main focus must be on health and safety. Education Law Center…
PROPOSED FIX FOR DELAYS IN NEW JERSEY SPECIAL EDUCATION HEARINGS RESTRICTS STUDENT RIGHTS
A proposal by the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) and the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) to…
PEER UPDATE: ON THE FRONT LINES OF SCHOOL FUNDING REFORM
By Jennifer Doeren In 2019, the Partnership for Equity & Education Rights (PEER) moved to its new home…
NJ SUPREME COURT TO REVIEW STATE COMMISSIONER’S DECISION TO DRAMATICALLY EXPAND CHARTER SCHOOLS IN NEWARK
The New Jersey Supreme Court has granted a petition filed by Education Law Center (ELC) to review the…
NEW JERSEY OWES $1.6 BILLION TO 187 CONSTITUTIONALLY UNDERFUNDED SCHOOL DISTRICTS
ELC Proposes Five-Year Plan to Close the Statewide Adequacy Gap The number of New Jersey school districts funded…
ELC LEGAL ACTION PROMPTS NJ TO RELEASE NEW STATEWIDE SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION PLAN
Following an emergency meeting in late January, the Schools Development Authority (SDA) approved and released a new Statewide…