PARENTS ASK NY APPEALS COURT TO RELEASE ILLEGALLY FROZEN SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT FUNDS
Parents of students in three public schools are asking a New York appeals court to immediately release over $37…
ELC URGES CONNECTICUT SUPREME COURT TO OVERTURN SCHOOL FUNDING DECISION
Education Law Center has filed an amicus curiae brief in Connecticut’s pending school funding litigation, Connecticut Coalition for Justice…
STATEMENT FROM DAVID G. SCIARRA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, EDUCATION LAW CENTER, ON SCHOOL AID IN GOVERNOR CHRISTIE’S PROPOSED FY18 STATE BUDGET
Governor Christie made the right decision by not trying to force implementation of his so-called “fairness formula” for…
ELC RELEASES 2017 LIST OF NATION’S MOST FISCALLY DISADVANTAGED SCHOOL DISTRICTS
47 Districts in 20 States Newark, NJ, February 21, 2017 – Education Law Center released today the 2017…
NEVADA SCHOOL FUNDING DIRE, URGENTLY NEEDS REFORM
Advocates: Time to Leave Vouchers Behind Las Vegas, Nevada, February 9, 2017 – Nevada is last in the…
ELC WELCOMES GREG LITTLE AS CHIEF TRIAL COUNSEL
Gregory G. Little, a former partner at the international law firm of White & Case, has joined Education…
CIVIL RIGHTS GROUPS PRESS CHALLENGE TO ILLEGAL GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
Civil rights and parent advocacy groups are advancing their legal challenge to the new graduation rules adopted by…
ELC APPLAUDS NJ SUPREME COURT ORDER DENYING GOVERNOR CHRISTIE’S ABBOTT MOTION
The NJ Supreme Court issued an order today denying Governor Christie’s motion to reopen the landmark Abbott v….
GOVERNOR CUOMO: DUMP FORMULA, LET POLITICS DRIVE SCHOOL FUNDING
BY: DAVID G. SCIARRA In his proposed 2017-18 budget, Governor Andrew Cuomo is calling for repeal of New…
NJ SCHOOL FUNDING ERODES UNDER GOVERNOR CHRISTIE
New Jersey remains near the top of the nation on school funding fairness in the National Report Card, Is…