LINKS

New Jersey government

Department of Education:
http://www.state.nj.us/education/

Legislature:
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/

Office of Administrative Law:
http://www.nj.gov/oal/

State’s home page:
http://www.state.nj.us/

Supreme Court:
http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/supreme/index.htm
                                                           

New Jersey education organizations

Garden State Coalition of Schools:
http://209.18.101.210/gsc
–lobbyist for middle-class and wealthy suburban school districts

New Jersey Education Association:
http://www.njea.org/page.aspx
–state’s largest teachers union
                                                                                                           
New Jersey School Boards Association:
http://www.njsba.org/
–lobbyist for school board members

New Jersey State Federation of Teachers:
http://www.njsft.org/
–state’s smaller teachers union

School finance

AbbottWatch:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AbbottWatch/?tab=s
–dialogue about urban education; frequently critical of Education Law Center and Abbott implementation

Comprehensive Educational Improvement and Financing Act:
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/9697/Bills/PL96/138_.PDF
–text of New Jersey’s previous school funding formula

Education Law Center: http://www.edlawcenter.org/index.htm
–non-profit law firm that brought Abbott v. Burke case

National Access Network:
http://www.accessednetwork.org/
–clearinghouse for information on school finance lawsuits around the country

National Center for Education Statistics: http://nces.ed.gov/
–U.S. government data on schools nationwide

School Funding Reform Act:
http://www.state.nj.us/education/sff/
–background information on new school aid law

http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/Proposed_school_funding/proposedschoolfunding.asp
–text of new school aid law