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ABBOTT CHIEF REFUSES PARENTS' REQUEST TO ENFORCE PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT REQUIREMENTS

Published on: October 11, 2006

Parent leaders from Camden, Newark, and Jersey City were disappointed at the refusal of Gordon MacInnes, the State's top official for urban school reform, to take action to enforce compliance with state and federal laws requiring parental involvement in the urban or "Abbott" districts.

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GOVERNOR PROPOSES SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION FUNDING AND REFORM

Published on: September 14, 2006

Governor Jon Corzine's School Construction Working Group released its third and final report on September 14th.

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ELC CALLS ON NJDOE TO REVISE STATUS REPORT ON SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION

Published on: September 6, 2006

In an August 31st letter to Acting Education Commissioner Lucille Davy, Education Law Center has raised serious concerns about the recent FY 2006 Annual Report on the School Construction Program issued by the NJ Department of Education.

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ELC OPPOSES U.S. SUPREME COURT REVIEW OF DECISION ON FEES IN SPECIAL EDUCATION CASES

Published on: August 28, 2006

ELC has filed a brief opposing the request by a South Jersey school district that the United States Supreme Court review a decision of the Third Circuit Court of Appeals allowing attorneys fees to in special education cases.

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ELC PUBLISHES NEW DATA ON ABBOTT SCHOOL DISTRICTS

Published on: August 25, 2006

The Education Law Center has posted profiles of each of the 31 Abbott school districts.

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NJDOE REFUSES TO RELEASE EDUCATION COST STUDY

Published on: July 18, 2006

The NJ Department of Education refuses to make public a 2003 study of the cost of providing a thorough and efficient education to all New Jersey public school students, prompting ELC to file suit yesterday to obtain its release before planned discussion on school funding begins in the Legislature in August.

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COMMISSIONER FAILS TO HONOR ABBOTT COMMITMENTS

Published on: July 13, 2006

Public records show that Commissioner Lucille Davy has failed to follow through on her pledge to the NJ Supreme Court that she would improve public accountability for Abbott funding.

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BUDGET LANGUAGE UNDERMINES COURT ORDER ON ABBOTT REGULATIONS

Published on: July 12, 2006

The FY2007 State Budget Act, adopted by the Legislature and signed by Governor Corzine on July 8th, again permits the Education Commissioner to write the Abbott regulations for 2006-07 behind closed doors, and then adopt the rules without any accountability to urban education stakeholders, citizens and taxpayers.

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