With the NJ Department of Education and the Schools Development Authority testifying before Budget members in both the Senate and General Assembly, school funding has been the talk of the Statehouse. While many legislators […]
Legislature Amends Funding Relief Proposal This Week Action Needed to Urge the State Senate to Act!
By Debra Bradley, Esq., NJPSA Director of Government Relations In an effort to fast-track legislation designed to assist New Jersey school districts scheduled to lose state aid in the 2024-25 school year, the Assembly […]
Losing State Aid This Budget Year? The Legislature Is Considering Funding Options
Since the release of state aid figures following the Governor’s budget address on February 27th, many school districts have been struggling to understand what happened this year. Districts who may have anticipated state aid […]
NJDOE Has Released School Performance Reports
The New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) has provided information about the 2022-2023 New Jersey School Performance Reports, which were recently released and are available on the NJ School Performance Reports webpage at www.njschooldata.org. […]
A Voucher by Any Name – Tax Scholarship Credit Legislation to be Introduced
By Debra Bradley, Esq., NJPSA Director of Government Relations For decades, NJPSA has been strongly opposed to legislation that attempts to establish a private school voucher program in New Jersey. This has been true […]
NJPSA Honors Assemblywoman Pamela Lampitt with Distinguished Achievement in Education Award
At the conclusion of the Panel Discussion of New Jersey Senate and Assembly Members during the NJPSA Annual Legislative Conference, Assemblywoman Pamela Lampitt (D-6), Chair of the Assembly Education, was presented with the NJPSA […]
NJPSA Board Members and Staff Attend National School Leaders Advocacy Leaders Conference
The 2024 National School Leaders Advocacy Conference, held jointly by NAESP and NASSP, gathers school leaders from across the country in the nation’s capital. At this invitation only event, attendees build their knowledge around […]
Update from the New Jersey State House – Week of March 4, 2024
This week, the Assembly Education Committee met and advanced a package of bills aimed at improving teacher recruitment and retention, including a bill inspired by an NJPSA member (A-1676)! On March 4th, the Assembly […]
Update from the New Jersey State Board of Education
The New Jersey State Board of Education met for their monthly meeting on Wednesday, March 6, 2024. During the meeting, the State Board welcomed newly appointed Acting Commissioner Kevin Dehmer to preside over his […]
Governor’s FY 2025 Budget Proposal Achieves Full Funding of School Funding Reform Act
On Tuesday, February 27, Governor Phil Murphy presented his annual Budget Address to a joint session of the NJ State Legislature. NJPSA was at the State House for this important state event! Murphy stated […]