ELC, ACLU-NJ and NJAIJ PRESS NJDOE TO ENSURE SCHOOLS ARE “SAFE HAVENS” FREE FROM DISCRIMINATION
With reported post-election increases in discriminatory harassment, intimidation, and bullying in schools and a new administration taking office,…
NJ LAWMAKERS: JUST FUND THE FORMULA
New Jersey’s weighted student funding formula – the School Funding Reform Act (SFRA) – is the most fair…
NJ GRAD RATE RISES, BUT BIG PROBLEM LOOMS
The NJ Department of Education’s (NJDOE) 2016 graduation report contains good news: the high school graduation rate rose…
CONNECTICUT COURT RULING COULD HURT, NOT HELP, VULNERABLE STUDENTS
By Wendy Lecker In September, Connecticut Judge Thomas Moukawsher of State Superior Court in Harford issued a ruling…
PUBLIC SCHOOL PARENTS TO STATE TREASURER: OBEY COURT ORDER, STOP ESA PROGRAM
Las Vegas, December 5, 2016 – Attorneys representing public school parents in the Lopez v. Schwartz lawsuit notified…
NEW DATA SHOWS NEED TO REVISE NJDOE GRADUATION POLICIES
Newly released data from the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) shows that only 9% of seniors passed…
ELC STANDING UP FOR EDUCATION RIGHTS ACROSS THE NATION
We’re best known at Education Law Center for our groundbreaking work in representing New Jersey’s most vulnerable students…
BUILDING FIREWALLS: PROTECTING PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE TRUMP ERA
By David G. Sciarra With the selection of Betsy DeVos as Education Secretary, Donald Trump has made good…
SCHOOL FUNDING CAP VIOLATES STATE CONSTITUTION NEW HAMPSHIRE COURT FINDS
In September, Superior Court Justice Brian Tucker granted most of plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment, in City of…
REPORT REVEALS ILLEGAL ADMISSIONS POLICIES AT CHARTER SCHOOLS
Over 20 percent of all California charter schools have enrollment policies that violate state and federal law, according…