THE RIGHT WAY TO COMPARE NJ EDUCATION FUNDING
ELC Unveils New, More Accurate Method to Compare Funding Among Districts: Funding Per Weighted Pupil Newark, NJ —…
ELC RELEASES TWO PRE-K POLICY BRIEFS
ELC released two pre-k policy briefs today — Including Children with Disabilities in State Pre-K Programs and Access…
FOUR IN TWENTY-TEN
ELC SPELLS-OUT LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES TO STRENGTHEN NJ PUBLIC SCHOOLS Trenton, NJ, February 1, 2010 ELC is calling on…
ELC POSTS COURT NOTICE
The Education Law Center continues to litigate the case of Disability Rights New Jersey v. New Jersey Department…
GO ZEBRAS! “NEW” NEW BRUNSWICK HIGH OPENS TO COMMUNITY ACCLAIM
Newark, N.J. — December 22, 2009 The “new” New Brunswick High School officially opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony…
ABBOTT PRE-K HAILED AS NATIONAL MODEL BY NEW AMERICA FOUNDATION
Newark, NJ, December 15, 2009 The New America Foundation recently released a report, “Education Reform Starts Early: Lessons…
NJ BULLYING COMMISSION ISSUES URGENT CALL FOR REFORM
Noting that nearly 160,000 school children miss school each day because they fear being bullied, the NJ Commission…
APPEALS COURT AFFIRMS DISMISSAL OF VOUCHER SUIT
STATE FUNDING FORMULA AND MONITORING TAKE PRECEDENCE In a unanimous ruling, a New Jersey Appeals Court has affirmed…
NJ CHARTERS: WORTHY OF THE HYPE?
By: Dr. Bruce Baker, Rutgers University New Jersey is caught up in the latest school reform du jour…
URBAN SUPERINTENDENTS SEEK CHANGES IN NEW SRA GUIDELINES
New Jersey’s Urban School Superintendents have asked the Department of Education (NJDOE) to revise new guidelines for the…