UNDERFUNDING LIMITS NJDOE REVIEW OF SCHOOL FUNDING FORMULA
ELC Issues Guidance on September 2015 Educational Adequacy Report Education Commissioner David Hespe has told legislators he will…
STUDENT WITH DISABILITIES PLACED IN NEWARK CHARTER SCHOOL RECEIVES NO SERVICES
The NJ Department of Education (NJDOE) has agreed to investigate whether Newark Prep Charter School failed to provide…
NATIONAL REPORT CARD SHINES NEW LIGHT ON WHY FAIR SCHOOL FUNDING MATTERS
Last month, Education Law Center released the 4th edition of the National Report Card, “Is School Funding Fair?”…
FINAL NJ BUDGET: CHARTER AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS GET MORE, NO INCREASE FOR DISTRICT SCHOOLS
Governor Chris Christie has signed the New Jersey State Budget, which includes education funding for fiscal year 2016….
FEDS FIND NEW JERSEY VIOLATED ESEA WAIVER BY NOT HELPING NEWARK SCHOOLS
Newark, NJ – June 24, 2015 Responding to a complaint filed by Education Law Center (ELC), the U.S. Department…
NJ EDUCATION BUDGET: CHARTERS GET WINDFALL, DISTRICTS FLAT, NO VOUCHERS
New Jersey Democratic legislators released their budget today, with little change in public school funding from the budget…
TENTH CIRCUIT BRUSHES ASIDE WEALTHY-PARENT ATTACK ON FAIR SCHOOL FUNDING
On June 1, 2015, in a lawsuit where plaintiffs from wealthy Kansas school districts tried to use the…
PORTRAIT OF AN UNDERFUNDED NJ SCHOOL DISTRICT: EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP
Egg Harbor Township students and staff are currently paying the price of more than a decade of implementation…
FAIR FUNDING AND ITS EFFECTIVE USE
New ELC Article Explores State Obligation to Ensure Money Matters In March 2015, Education Policy Analysis Archive (EPAA)…
PORTRAIT OF AN UNDERFUNDED NJ SCHOOL DISTRICT: ELIZABETH
The progress and performance of the Elizabeth Public Schools have made them a national model of a successful…