STATEMENT OF DAVID G. SCIARRA, ELC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ON GOVERNOR CHRISTIE’S NJ SUPREME COURT FILING
Governor Chris Christie’s appeal today to the NJ Supreme Court in the landmark Abbott v. Burke case –…
COURT DECLARES CONNECTICUT EDUCATION SYSTEM VIOLATES STATE CONSTITUTION
On September 7, Superior Court Judge Thomas Moukawser issued his post-trial decision, in Connecticut Coalition for Justice in…
WILL GOVERNOR CHRISTIE BAN SUSPENSIONS, EXPULSIONS THROUGH THE SECOND GRADE?
September 6, 2016 For over two months, Governor Chris Christie has had legislation on his desk that would…
GOVERNOR CHRISTIE’S UNFAIR SCHOOL FUNDING PLAN: PART V
GOVERNOR TO OVERTAXED TOWNS: RAISE TAXES EVEN HIGHER OR CUT SCHOOLS Governor Christie claims property taxes will be…
STATE RESPONDS TO ELC DEMAND FOR EMERGENT PROJECTS FUNDING
The NJ Department of Education (DOE) and Schools Development Authority (SDA) have responded to a demand by Education…
PLAINTIFFS URGE SUPREME COURT OF SOUTH CAROLINA TO ACT
CLAIMING STATE FAILED TO ADDRESS CONSTITUTIONAL VIOLATIONS On July 21, plaintiffs, in Abbeville v. State, filed their response…
GOVERNOR CHRISTIE’S UNFAIR SCHOOL FUNDING PLAN: PART IV
Governor Would Decimate Budgets, Trigger Huge Staff Cuts in Poor Districts August 8, 2016 Governor Chris Christie’s so-called…
NJDOE’S PROPOSED GRADUATION RULES VIOLATE NJ’S GRADUATION STATUTE
ELC, ACLU-NJ Urge State Board to Reject Graduation Testing Plan Months after a lawsuit challenged the New Jersey…
LAWSUIT SAYS FUNDING IN MISSISSIPPI CHARTER SCHOOL LAW VIOLATES STATE CONSTITUTION
On July 11, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) filed a lawsuit alleging that the school funding provisions…
GOVERNOR CHRISTIE’S UNFAIR SCHOOL FUNDING PLAN: PART III
THE GOVERNOR IS WRONG ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT Governor Chris Christie attempts to justify his proposal to take massive…