News
All ELC news stories are archived here in reverse chronological order. They are also categorized by state in the menu on the left, with New Jersey further broken out into separate subject areas.
ADVOCACY GROUPS CALL ON LEGISLATURE TO SAFEGUARD PARENTS’ RIGHTS
Published on: March 26, 2014
ELC's Campaign for Fiscal Equity Project, the Alliance for Quality Education, and Class Size Matters call on NY legislative leaders to preserve and strengthen the Contract for Excellence (C4E) law.
ELC CALLS FOR MAJOR OVERHAUL OF STATE TAKEOVER LAW
Published on: March 23, 2014
In testimony before the Senate Education Committee, ELC raises significant concerns about implementation of NJ’s school district monitoring system, QSAC, as it applies to Newark, Jersey City, Paterson and Camden.
LEGISATURE MUST REJECT GOVERNOR CHRISTIE’S PROPOSED FY15 SCHOOL AID BUDGET
Published on: March 17, 2014
ELC is calling on the Legislature to flatly reject Governor Christie’s proposal to provide almost no state aid increase for NJ school districts in the 2014-15 school year and to provide a 5% increase in State formula aid.
GOVERNOR ABANDONS SCHOOL FUNDING FORMULA IN FY15 BUDGET
Published on: March 12, 2014
In his FY15 State Budget, Governor Christie proposes an almost infinitesimal increase in aid for NJ school districts, marking the fifth straight year without any real increase under the SFRA.
BEST PRACTICES: NEW JERSEY'S STANDARDS-LINKED PRE-K TO GRADE 12 SCHOOL FINANCE REFORM
Published on: March 9, 2014
ELC's policy brief, Linking Standards to Resources: New Jersey’s School Funding Reform Act of 2008, provides a detailed history of the development of the SFRA “weighted student” formula and its implementation through 2013.
AQE & the Campaign for Fiscal Equity Visit 14 NY School Districts
Published on: March 3, 2014
In late February, CFE and AQE visited 14 school districts across NY to document educational resource deficiencies resulting from the state’s failure to meet its constitutional obligations. Read the report released at a briefing for the NY Assembly Education Committee.
ADVOCATES AND NJ SETTLE FEDERAL LAWSUIT TO ENSURE STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES RECEIVE AN APPROPRIATE EDUCATION
Published on: March 2, 2014
Nearly seven years after a lawsuit was originally filed, disability advocates entered into an historic settlement with the NJDOE to ensure that NJ students with disabilities receive an appropriate education in the “least restrictive environment.”
EXPIRED SCHOOL FACILITIES PLANS PROMPT NEW ELC LAWSUIT
Published on: February 11, 2014
The lawsuit concerns the failure of NJDOE to ensure the submission and approval of updated Long-Range Facilities Plans by the 31 SDA districts.