ELC RESPONDS TO STATE ON DEPLORABLE CONDITIONS AT TRENTON CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
The NJ Schools Development Authority (SDA) recently stated that SDA “is not authorized to pay for any emergency repairs” to…
CHRISTIE ADMINISTRATION INACTION FORCES TRENTON STUDENTS AND TEACHERS TO ENDURE ANOTHER YEAR OF UNFIT AND UNSAFE BUILDING CONDITIONS
Legislators, Teachers and Advocates Demand Action Before State Board of Education Education Law Center joined State Assemblyman Reed…
PUTTING HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAS TO THE TEST
Part 3 of 3: NJ Needs Multiple Pathways to High School Graduation September 12, 2013 For years, NJ…
BACK TO SCHOOL 2013: IMMIGRATION STATUS CANNOT BE USED TO DENY ENROLLMENT
As New Jersey students return to school this fall, it is important for families to know what is…
PUTTING HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAS TO THE TEST
Part 2 of 3: Transition to New Tests Provides Opening for Better Assessment Policies With more than 100,000…
PUTTING HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAS TO THE TEST
Part 1 of 3: What will Common Core Exams Mean for NJ Graduation Policies? More than 200,000 freshmen…
ADVOCACY EFFORT TRIGGERS COMMISSIONER’S REVERSAL ON ELIMINATION OF HIB REGULATION
Commissioner Cerf has confirmed in a letter to legislators that the NJ Department of Education (NJDOE) will withdraw…
BEYOND THE HYPE: THE CREDO STUDY AND NJ CHARTER SCHOOL PERFORMANCE
In New Jersey, the CREDO charter school study released in late June was met with scant analysis and…
ADVOCATES ADVANCE RIGHTS OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES IN NEW JERSEY
Advocates for New Jersey’s more than 200,000 students with disabilities have recently succeeded in protecting and advancing these…
NJDOE SEEKS TO ELIMINATE CRITICAL SUPPORTS FOR AT-RISK STUDENTS
Advocates Mount Challenge to Protect Rights of NJ’s Most Vulnerable Students In a radical change to longstanding practice,…