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.
ELC/NJIT UNDERTAKE JOINT PROJECT FOR SCHOOL FACILITIES LONG RANGE PLANNING
ELC SEEKS ACCOUNTING FOR ABBOTT MANAGEMENT FUNDS
Published on: July 23, 2004
Education Law Center has asked NJ Commissioner of Education William Librera to publicly account for the $14 million in Abbott funds spent by the Department of Education last year to manage and supervise implementation of the Abbott rulings.
KEY LEGISLATOR CALLS FOR REVISIONS TO ABBOTT RULES
Published on: July 19, 2004
Assembly Education Committee Chair Craig Stanley is urging NJ Education Commissioner William Librera to reconvene the Abbott Rulemaking Committee before adopting Abbott rules for the 2004-05 school year.
SALEM CITY BECOMES 31st ABBOTT DISTRICT
Published on: July 2, 2004
On June 30th, Governor McGreevey signed a bill designating the Salem City public schools as the 31st Abbott district.
ELC BATTLES STATE ON BEHALF OF DYSLEXIC STUDENT
Published on: July 2, 2004
A.W., a student denied appropriate education services to treat his dyslexia for more than ten years, has reached a settlement with his local school district, the terms of which must remain confidential. However, his claims against the State remain unresolved.
HUGE WIN FOR ABBOTT SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS!
Published on: June 25, 2004
The Abbott districts have reached settlements with the NJ Department of Education over the districts’ 2004-05 budgets, approving over $500 million in Abbott funding for K-12 supplemental programs in the coming school year.
Newark and Jersey City test scores rise
Published on: June 22, 2004
In the state's two largest school systems, Newark and Jersey City students showed solid gains in most of their statewide tests this spring, according to preliminary scores released to the districts this month.
DISTRICTS AND ELC CHALLENGE ABBOTT RULES IN NJ SUPREME COURT
Published on: June 14, 2004
A group of Abbott districts and Education Law Center have filed an emergency motion asking the NJ Supreme Court to invalidate the Abbott regulations adopted by Education Commissioner William Librera on May 25, 2004.