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ELC ATTORNEYS, ABBOTT SUPPORTERS RETURN TO NJ SUPREME COURT IN SFRA CASE

Newark, NJ – April 30, 2008

Education Law Center (ELC) attorneys, urban school advocates and supporters of education equity returned to the NJ Supreme Court on April 28 to urge the justices to retain the historic Abbott remedies established by earlier courts.

During oral argument before the court in the last legal proceeding in the current Abbott case, David Sciarra, ELC Executive Director and attorney for the Abbott schoolchildren, again challenged the constitutional basis for applying the School Funding Reform Act (SFRA) to the Abbott districts. Mr. Sciarra noted, among other things, that the conditions that led prior Courts to establish the Abbott mandates are still in place. Read More ...
 

NJ PROPOSED USE OF EDUCATION STIMULUS FUNDS APPEARS CONTRARY TO FEDERAL DIRECTION

ELC has informed Governor Corzine and key legislators that the proposed use of education federal stimulus funds provided to New Jersey under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) appears to conflict with federal law governing use of those funds. Read More...
 

PROMISE ALREADY BROKEN?
PRE-K EXPANSION IN TROUBLE

Support for expanding preschool to all of the state's high poverty communities and low income children appears to be waning even before the program's first planning year is over. Governor Jon Corzine has signaled that the planned expansion could be delayed due to projected budget shortfalls. Read More....

 

DO ABBOTT DISTRICTS WASTE TAXPAYER MONEY?
This myth has been in the news lately, but it’s as old as the hills. The problem is the State has yet to provide hard evidence of widespread waste in Abbott districts. Maybe that's because there isn't any.
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DOES BALLOT INITIATIVE THREATEN SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION?

On November 4th, New Jersey voters will decide whether to tighten restrictions on State borrowing. Read why the State remains obligated to fund school construction projects needed to ensure students a thorough and efficient education, even if the ballot initiative is approved. Read More....

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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