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Peer reviewedSchneider, Mark; Teske, Paul; Marschall, Melissa; Roch, Christine – Public Interest, 1997
Compares parental behavior in two pairs of school districts to analyze the effects of choice on the formation of social capital in inner-city and suburban school districts: one with considerable choice and one without much choice. Findings indicate school choice stimulates parental involvement and can do this in both suburban and urban settings.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Low Income Groups, Parent Participation
Kozol, Jonathan – Teacher Magazine, 1991
An excerpt from the book "Savage Inequalities" describes the situation in Camden, New Jersey, where children attend some of the nation's poorest schools; desegregation is unlikely, and those unable to leave face bleak futures. Discusses findings of a 1980s class action lawsuit that detail New Jersey's unequal public education systems.…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Discrimination, Educational Finance
Thomas, Earl Preston – 1979
Despite the New Jersey Public School Education Act of 1975, Jersey City remains one of the poorest municipalities in New Jersey in terms of per capita property wealth, and this is having a negative effect on its educational system. Even though the new law increased State aid to public education, conditions in Jersey City have worsened. Educational…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Educational Change, Educational Finance, Educationally Disadvantaged
Peer reviewedEllis, John – Equity and Excellence, 1993
Presents the statement of the state Commissioner of Education before the New Jersey Senate Education Committee in defense of increased funding to urban school districts provided by the Quality Education Act. Argues that state legislators have a moral obligation and legal duty to see poor school districts properly funded. (SLD)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Administrator Attitudes, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged
Download full textPonessa, Joan; Boylan, Ellen – Education Law Center, 2004
This report on preschool facilities analyzes regulations proposed by the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) to implement the Educational Facilities Construction and Financing Act. (EFCFA). EFCFA, which authorizes and governs New Jersey's public school construction program, was enacted in July 2000 to implement the State Supreme Court's…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities Planning, Preschool Education, School Construction, Construction Programs
Ponessa, Joan – Education Law Center, 2004
This report on Long Range Facilities Plans (LRFPs) analyzes regulations proposed by the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) to implement the Educational Facilities Construction and Financing Act. (EFCFA). EFCFA, which authorizes and governs New Jersey's public school construction program, was enacted in July 2000 to implement the State…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Educational Facilities Planning, School Construction, Construction Programs
