GAO REPORT: TAKE A VOUCHER AND FORFEIT SPECIAL EDUCATION RIGHTS
By Jessica Levin Over half of the state programs providing vouchers for private schools are targeted to students…
GOVERNOR MURPHY BEGINS TO FILL THE SCHOOL FUNDING HOLE LEFT BY HIS PREDECESSOR
Governor Phil Murphy’s proposed education budget for FY19 is the first in eight years to distribute state aid…
SCHOOL FUNDING LITIGATION FROM COAST TO COAST
By Molly Hunter As of March 2018, school funding lawsuits challenging inadequate education resources, outcomes and opportunities, especially…
REPORT: SPECIAL EDUCATION HEARING DELAYS GROSS DENIAL OF JUSTICE
Governor Must Address System Breakdown New Jersey Special Education Practitioners (NJSEP) has sent a report to Governor Phil…
ABBOTT PRESCHOOL AT 20: BUILDING ON OUR SUCCESS
A conference hosted and sponsored by ETS on March 14 celebrated the success of New Jersey’s groundbreaking Abbott…
MOST SCHOOLS FUNDED FAR BELOW WHAT’S NEEDED TO ACHIEVE AVERAGE OUTCOMES
A new policy brief, authored by researchers at Rutgers University and released by Education Law Center, shows that most…
JERSEY CITY SCHOOLS ARE NOT OVERFUNDED
ELC Policy Brief Recommends Steps to Address Jersey City’s Below Adequacy School Budget A common misconception about Jersey…
2017 DATA SHOWS URGENT NEED TO CHANGE GRADUATION RULES
Recently released data from the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) shows that in 2017 over 60,000 high…
MOST STATES SHORTCHANGE PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS DESPITE GROWING EVIDENCE THAT MONEY MATTERS
Newark, NJ, February 22, 2018 – The seventh edition of Is School Funding Fair? A National Report Card…
MOVING NEW JERSEY TO SCHOOL FUNDING ADEQUACY
By David Sciarra After nearly a decade of flat state school aid under former Governor Christie, the State…