NJDOE KEEPS CHARTER REVIEW PROCESS SHROUDED IN SECRECY
Last January, the NJ Department of Education approved a record 27 new charter schools, many to be operated…
USDOE URGED TO RESCIND POLICY GIVING SCHOOL DISTRICTS THE GREEN LIGHT TO CUT SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDS
In a sharply worded letter, the Education Law Center (ELC) is calling on the U.S. Department of Education…
NEW JERSEY’S POOR RURAL SCHOOLS SEEK FULL FORMULA FUNDING
Sixteen poor rural districts have returned to court seeking an order directing the State to provide full funding…
AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH…OR HOW GOVERNOR CHRISTIE IS WRONG ON NJ’S SCHOOL FUNDING FORMULA
Governor Christie heaps criticism on New Jersey’s school funding formula – the School Funding Reform Act of 2008…
NJDOE TO IMPLEMENT NEW FORMULA FOR MEASURING HIGH SCHOOL GRAD RATES
New Jersey’s officially reported high school graduation rates are about to change. This fall the NJ Department of…
PRE-K FUNDING INCREASED TO COMPLY WITH ABBOTT COURT ORDER
September 19 The New Jersey Department of Education (DOE) has notified the state’s poor urban districts of a…
WISCONSIN LEADS THE NATION IN CUTTING SCHOOL FUNDING
By Tom Beebe Wisconsin has found its way back to the top of a list about public education,…
ELC Guide The Right to Special Education in NJ Now Available in Spanish
In an effort to provide increased access to information about special education, the Education Law Center (ELC) publication,…
NEWARK SCHOOL CLOSURE: STATE SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION SHUTDOWN CONTINUES TO PUT STUDENTS IN HARM’S WAY
For the second time in 18 months, the Newark school district has issued an emergency order closing the…
STATE FINDS LACK OF SPECIAL EDUCATION STAFF IN ANOTHER PATERSON SCHOOL
Orders District to Provide Special Education Services to 39 Elementary School Students Newark NJ – August 31, 2011…