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NJ Groups Petition State for Rules on District Use of School Security Aid

Student and civil rights organizations champion urgent need for SEL, restorative justice, and mental health supports in schools

May 11, 2022

NJ's Failure to Follow Graduation Agreement Puts Diplomas at Risk for Thousands

High school seniors, school districts scrambling to file portfolio appeals

April 12, 2022

Court Grants Final Approval of Settlement that Reforms Special Education Services in New Jersey Prisons, Negotiated Relief Now Takes Effect

The case, Adam X. et al. v. New Jersey Department of Corrections and Department of Education et al., was filed in January 2017. The settlement offers a national model for special education services in prison.

March 3, 2022

Make the Road New Jersey, Youth of Color, Black-Led Organizations, and Community Advocates Celebrate Laws on Transparency in School Discipline

Recently, Governor Phil Murphy signed over 100 new bills into law on the first day of his second term, including S1020 and S2811.

January 21, 2022

Youth of Color, Black-Led Organizations, and Community Advocates Celebrate Bills on Transparency in School Discipline and Reporting of Number of Mental Health Counselors

Yesterday, A1184, a bill which requires school-level data on school discipline broken down by race, and A4838, which requires school-level data on the number of mental health counselors, passed key final hurdles when the New Jersey General Assembly voted to support both measures with overwhelming

December 21, 2021

Court Preliminarily Approves Landmark Settlement That Improves Special Education Services in New Jersey State Prisons

NEWARK – The New Jersey Department of Corrections (NJDOC) will drastically improve the provision of special education services for people in its prisons, according to a settlement preliminarily approved by the federal District Court for the District of New Jersey last month.

August 11, 2021