KIDS IN CONCERT: March 30, 2012
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Workshop on Special Education Settlement in Newark Schools
On Saturday, February 25, ELC's Senior Attorney, Ruth Lowenkron, will present a workshop for parents and other interested Newark residents regarding the settlement of the M.A. v. Newark Public Schools class action lawsuit and how it affects students with disabilities in Newark. The workshop, hosted by ALI and held at Rutgers University - Newark, is entitled "What's in it for Newark's Special Education students and their parents?"
EDUCATION LAW CENTER, GIBBONS P.C., NEWARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND STATE OF NJ SETTLE DECADE-LONG CLASS ACTION
In an historic settlement, six Newark students and their parents, represented by ELC, Gibbons P.C. and Seton Hall Law School Center for Social Justice, came to an agreement with Newark Public Schools and the State of NJ that will result in major improvements in special education services in Newark.
NEW JERSEY’S PUBLIC SCHOOLS GET HIGH MARKS ONCE AGAIN
NJ’s public schools once again received high marks in Education Week’s Quality Counts report, an annual survey of the education systems in all 50 states. NJ was ranked 6th overall.
NJ ED COMMISSIONER FAILS TO HELP IMPROVE CAMDEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
ELC has put the Acting Commissioner of Education on notice about the State’s failure to bring in outside experts to conduct an “in-depth evaluation” and develop and implement an improvement plan to address deficiencies in the Camden Public Schools, as required by QSAC.