A WIN FOR ARIZONA PUBLIC SCHOOL CHILDREN
By Thomas Clancy Arizona public school children and their parents are breathing a little easier after Maricopa County…
ELC AND ACNJ RELEASE SCHOOL DISCIPLINE ADVOCACY GUIDE FOR STUDENTS, PARENTS AND STAKEHOLDERS
A new advocacy guide, “School Discipline in New Jersey: A Toolkit for Students, Families and Advocates,” has been…
CONNECTICUT SUPREME COURT DEALS SEVERE BLOW TO EDUCATION JUSTICE
On January 17, 2018, the Connecticut Supreme Court, in a 4-3 decision, affirmed in part the September 2016…
GOVERNOR CUOMO’S BUDGET AGAIN SHORTCHANGES NEW YORK STUDENTS
For the eighth consecutive year, Governor Andrew Cuomo is proposing a woefully inadequate aid increase for New York…
SPECIAL EDUCATION FAILURES IN STATE-OPERATED PATERSON CONTINUE
For a second year, Education Law Center is receiving reports that students with disabilities in the State-operated Paterson…
EAST RAMAPO PARENTS CONTINUE TO PRESS FOR STATE INTERVENTION
On December 26, 2017, parents of East Ramapo public school children filed their brief in the New York…
NJ LEGISLATURE POISED TO HAND OVER CAMDEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO OUT-OF-STATE CHARTER CHAINS
A NJ Senate bill pending in the lame duck legislative session would allow the State-operated Camden district to…
NJDOE DELAYS RELEASE OF 2017 GRADUATION PATHWAY DATA
The New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) is delaying release of high school graduation pathway data for the…
EDUCATION LAW CENTER JOINS MAJOR NEW YORK SCHOOL FUNDING CASE
Education Law Center (ELC) has joined the legal team in NYSER v. State, a major school funding lawsuit…
SDA DISTRICTS LACK FACILITIES CAPACITY TO MEET STUDENT NEEDS
A school facilities needs assessment completed by the NJ Department of Education (DOE), found that two-thirds of SDA…