Our Children / Our Schools
December 2006

Our Children / Our Schools
October 2006

• Committee Seeks To End Abbott, Advocates Say No!
• Our Children/Our Schools Campaign Builds
• Activists Target Dec. 18 Hearing on New Formula
• NJ Cited for Achievement Gap Progress
• Abbott Success Paves Way for More Pre-K
• 'Scholarships' Can't Replace Abbott
• SEOC Spotlights Parents' Concerns
• News Round-Up
• Upcoming Events

• DOE Releases Incomplete Cost Data
• Governor Acknowledges Segregation in New Jersey Schools.
•  Special Education Costs in New Jersey Could Be Lower
• Experts Say State Spending Cap Leads to Deterioration in Services
• Abbott Ass't Com'r Refuses to Enforce Parent Engagement Requirements
• Abbott Leadership Institute Launches Interactive Website
• ACNJ Poll Shows Citizens Support Spending for Education
• Upcoming Events
• Round Up of News

Our Children / Our Schools
September 2006

Our Children / Our Schools
August 2006

• Legislators Working Behind Closed Doors
• Legislative Hearings Continue
• Schools Construction Workgroup Issues Third Report
• Statewide Conversation on High School Reform
• Nationwide Campaign to Give Kids Good Schools
• ACNJ Releases Newark Kids Count Report
• NJDOE Intervenes in Asbury Park School District
• News Round-up

• Governor Calls Upon Legislature to Make History
• Joint Committee Starts Work
• Legislative Committee Hears How Other States Fund Schools
• ELC Publishes New Abbott Data
• Highly Qualified Teacher Numbers Released
• Update on Costing Out Lawsuit
• National Round-up

Our Children / Our Schools
July 2006

Our Children / Our Schools
June 2006

• ELC Sues To Make Cost Study Public
• A Look Ahead to the Special Session
• Demand Tax Reform AND Excellent Public Schools
• Highlights of the FY 2007 Budget
• Abbott Parents Organize
• The Real Story on New Jersey’s Graduation Rates
• IELP Issues New Funding Reform Report
• Calendar of Events

• Special Legislative Session on School Funding
• Education Groups Issue Blueprint for Reform
• Governor Removes Superintendent
• Paterson Children Need State Tax Dollars
• Commissioner Delays Relief to Rural Schools
• Education Advocacy Groups Urge Accountability
• SPAN Calls for Parent Engagement
• IELP Releases Funding Reports