PLAINTIFFS ALLEGE SCHOOL FUNDING SYSTEM VIOLATES STATE CONSTITUTION
On March 24, 2015, seven county school districts filed a lawsuit in state court alleging that the Tennessee…
NEW HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION REGULATIONS EXPECTED
In response to concerns raised by Education Law Center (ELC) and the American Civil Liberties Union of NJ…
ELC’S NEWEST PUBLICATION PROVIDES ADVOCACY GUIDANCE FOR STUDENTS IN OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENTS
Multiple Sponsors Make English and Spanish Versions of Manual Possible With the recent publication of “The Educational Rights…
GOVERNOR CHRISTIE’S 6TH BUDGET BRINGS NO RELIEF, MORE HARM TO NJ SCHOOL CHILDREN
Governor Chris Christie’s FY16 state budget once again proposes no increase in state school aid under the School…
NY PAYS “USUAL SUSPECTS” TO RECYCLE “MONEY DOESN’T MATTER” DEFENSE IN SMALL CITIES TRIAL
In the final days of trial in Maisto v. State of New York – the “Small Cities” case – the…
BLACK LIVES MATTER: THE SCHOTT 50-STATE REPORT ON EDUCATION OF BLACK AND LATINO MALES
In February 2015, the Schott Foundation released its latest report on the four-year graduation rates for Black and…
NEW CAMDEN CHARTERS: 1st YEAR ENROLLMENTS RAISE RED FLAGS
Mastery and Uncommon charter schools, which opened in Camden in September, failed to meet enrollment projections for their…
HUNDREDS OF NEWARK CHILDREN STILL NOT RECEIVING SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES ON TIME
Only Slight Improvement in Last Two Years Under Court Settlement At least 350 Newark schoolchildren did not receive…
SMALL CITIES STUDENTS PRESENT COMPELLING TRIAL EVIDENCE OF EDUCATIONAL HARM
Albany, NY – March 3, 2015 – Over five weeks of trial, the student plaintiffs in Maisto, et…
PENNSYLVANIA GROUPS URGE COURT TO HEAR SCHOOL FUNDING CASE
Seven statewide groups concerned with the growing education gap for Pennsylvania schoolchildren are urging the Commonwealth Court to…