NJPSA News Archive
March 2010
- How Is the New Healthcare Law Going to Affect Me & My Family?
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Millions of Americans are asking that question in the wake of the historic passage of reform legislation within the last two weeks. The debate over this issue has been long, heated, and confusing. The bill itself is thousands of pages long. The short answer is that healthcare reform will affect families differently, depending on their circumstances. NJPSA has compiled some basic information on the plan as well as some additional resources to help you navigate the new landscape of healthcare reform.
Date: Wednesday March 31, 2010
- NJPSA Signs on to NASSP Letter to Congress Opposing Expansion of Current School Reform Proposals
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NJPSA signed on to NASSP’s letter to Congress March 26 opposing the U.S. Department of Education’s (USDE) expansion of models for school reform. Rather, NASSP believes meaningful middle level and high school reform strategies should be embraced during reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA).
Date: Tuesday March 30, 2010
- Two Bill Package to Consolidate Districts at County Level Proposed
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Assemblyman Chivukula (D-Somerset/Middlesex (17)) proposed a two (2) bill package March 29 that seeks to centralize public school administration and governance at the county level. Chivukula believes that this will streamline school administration costs and save property taxpayers money.
Date: Tuesday March 30, 2010
- Delaware & Tennessee Win Race to the Top $
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The US Department of Education announced March 29 that Delaware and Tennessee are the Round 1 Race to the Top winners of the $4 billion education-reform competition.
Date: Tuesday March 30, 2010
- Pension & Benefits Reform Legislation Vote Round-Up
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Particularly in the Assembly, Legislators had differing views on the recently enacted pension and benefit reform legislation. The tables below show how each Legislator voted on each bill. Legislators who voted NO or even abstained were under terrible pressure to acquiesce. Please take a minute to reach out to those who stood beside us during this tough fight.
Date: Tuesday March 30, 2010
- Governor Offers Additional State Aid to Towns that Freeze Teacher Pay
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According to a report by the Associated Press March 30, Governor Chris Christie plans to offer more state aid to school districts whose teachers agree to a wage freeze for the 2011 fiscal year. Christie said the offer won't cost the state any more money because the state would save on Social Security and Medicare payroll taxes as a result of the wage freezes.
Date: Tuesday March 30, 2010
- Former 3rd Party Gubernatorial Candidate Chris Daggett named new CEO of Dodge Foundation
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Former third party gubernatorial candidate Chris Daggett was named March 29 to head the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation as the foundation's new president and CEO, March 29. Daggett will start in mid-June and will succeed David Grant, who has led the foundation for 12 years.
Date: Monday March 29, 2010
- Questions About This Year’s School Budget and Wage Freezes?
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On March 23, 2010 Governor Chris Christie sent a letter to the head of the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) and New Jersey School Boards Association (NJSBA) asking for a uniform salary freeze (i.e. forgo any salary increment) for the fiscal year 2011 in all collective bargaining agreements and requiring school district employees to make contributions to their health benefits that equal those required of State employees under the New Jersey State Health Benefits programs (currently 1.5 percent of salary). This was followed by a memorandum from the Commissioner of Education, Bret Schundler reiterating the Governor’s request to forgo a salary increment the same day. Similarly, the Governor, in an interview with the Associated Press March 29 indicated that districts taking a pay freeze would received an enhanced state aid payment (Governor Offers Additional State Aid to Towns that Freeze Teacher Pay, 3/30/2010). The Governor has now extended the time with which districts can decide to accept the freeze to June 30 (Governor Extends Deadline for State Aid Incentive for Wage Freezes to June 30, 4/6/2010).
(. The Governor has now extended the time with which districts can decide to accept the freeze to June 30 (Governor Governor Extends Deadline for State Aid Incentive for Wage Freezes to June 30).NJPSA understands your strong commitment to support the students, staff, and taxpayers in your district and we applaud your efforts. At the same time, we understand that important issues about your welfare and that of your families are on the table. As we lobby in Trenton seeking to increase state funding of our schools in the upcoming budget, we urge you to get informed about all issues related to the requested wage freeze and contract reopener requests before you and your local unit make a decision. There are considerations that need to be explored and guaranteed before any final decisions are made. NJPSA urges you and your local unit to contact NJPSA’s Legal Team to discuss these issues. Call us at 609.860.1200 today!
Date: Thursday March 25, 2010
- Assembly Approves Interdistrict Public School Choice and School Bus Bill March 22
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The Assembly approved legislation, (A-355 (Jasey / Voss), to expand the current Interdistrict Public School Choice program by a vote of 75-0-1 March 22. The legislation would make permanent and expands the current public school choice program allowing parents to move their kids to schools located across district lines. The program would replace a pilot program that expired in 2005, though many participating districts continued to informally honor previously agreed-to student arrangements. The Assembly also approved legislation extending the life of school buses from 10 to 15 years.
Date: Wednesday March 24, 2010
- A Message To Convention Partcipants From JoAnn Bartoletti, NJPSA Executive Director
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As the national conventions draw closer, you may be receiving invitations or notices from vendors inviting you to parties, dinners or receptions. With the enactment of the School Ethics Act, such invitations may place you in a potential “ethical” dilemma on whether to accept such invitations.
Date: Wednesday March 24, 2010
- Pension & Benefits Package Signed Into Law March 22
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On Monday, March 22 the full Assembly approved several of the pension and benefits bills, S-2/A-2461, S-3/A-2460, and S-4/A-2459, within the pension and benefit reform package. The Governor signed the bills the same evening.
The legislation generally affects only NEW employees (i.e. those hired after May 21, 2010 (the effective date of all three bills)) or the end of the current collective bargaining agreement. The synopsis of each bill below provides information on the effective date of each piece of legislation.Date: Tuesday March 23, 2010
- Sharing the State Budget’s Impact on Your District
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Schools lost approximately $820 million in this year’s budget. This equated for individual districts, cuts of 40-, 50- or even 100 percent of their state aid. We are asking folks to take a few moments to share with us how this is impacting your district in preparation for the coming budget battle.
Date: Monday March 22, 2010
- Public Hearing Dates on the NJ Budget Scheduled
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The Assembly and Senate released their public hearing dates on the New Jersey 2011 budget. The Assembly is segmenting testimony based upon topic and will focus on education issues April 19. Persons wishing to testify can register online at www.njleg.state.nj.us.
Date: Monday March 22, 2010
- 3rd Circuit Panel Rules Prosecution of Teen for ‘Sexting’ Barred
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The Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld an injunction March 17 that barred a Pennsylvania prosecutor from bringing child pornography charges against girls who refused to attend a class he had designed to educate youths about the dangers of sexting. In Miller v. Mitchell, a unanimous three-judge panel concluded there was no probable cause to bring any charges against the girls who had appeared in various states of undress in photos shared among a group of teens. Missing from the prosecutor's case, the court said, was critical evidence about who exactly had transmitted the images. As a result, any decision to prosecute the teens after they refused to take the class would therefore be retaliation against them for asserting their First Amendment rights.
Date: Friday March 19, 2010
- NJ Assembly To Hear Legislation Impacting Your Pension & Benefits March 22
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On Monday, March 22 the full Assembly will vote on the pension and benefits bill package impacting current and future educators! This is the same bill package passed the Senate back on February 22 by a vote of 36-0. But, we have a chance in the Assembly to advocate for change.
Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver (Essex) indicated March 2 (NJ Assembly Slows Review of Pension Bills) to the State House Bureau that the Assembly was committed to the changes but wanted to take the time to weigh their sweeping impact and "clean up any inconsistencies" in the existing bills. Yesterday, thanks to efforts by your colleagues - one Assemblyperson - Linda Stender - said NO to the health benefits bill!YOUR ADVOCACY IS MORE CRITICAL THAN EVER!
A call to your home Legislator is key!Date: Friday March 19, 2010
- NJDOE Releases State Aid Numbers for 2010-11 School Year March 17
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The New Jersey Department of Education released district state aid notices for the 2011 school year March 17. Overall, total federal and state dollars for districts will drop 7 percent next year. Statewide, 60 wealthy districts will get no so-called formula aid next year. State aid summaries are available at http://www.state.nj.us/education/stateaid/1011/. The cuts to schools come on top of $475 million that was sliced from school aid in the current fiscal year. Those cuts were based on districts' excess surplus.
Date: Thursday March 18, 2010
- NJPSA Testifies Before Assembly Appropriations Committee in Opposition to Pension Legislation
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NJPSA’s Director of Pensions, Rich Klockner, and Director of Governmental Relations, Debbie Bradley, testified before the Assembly Appropriations Committee March 18 in opposition to the pension and benefit reform package. The committee also heard from various public employee advocates who also oppose the bills. The full Assembly is scheduled to vote March 22 on the pension reform bills.
Date: Thursday March 18, 2010
- Lehigh Conference on Special Education Announced for May 14
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The 38th Annual Education Law Conference will take place on Friday, May 14, 2010 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:50 p.m. at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA 18015. This one-day program, Special Education Law: Legal Currency: A Good IDEA for Exceptional Students, will include sessions on ELL/Bilingual Students, Seclusion/Restraint (e.g., Employee Liability), Gifted IEPs, Transition Services, Residential Placement, Remedies: IDEA v. §504, Ethical Responsibilities, Special Education & Juvenile Justice, Higher Education Issues, Wraparound Services & Paraprofessionals, Extracurricular Activities (e.g., Athletics) and an entertaining and informative simulated IEP Meeting.
Date: Wednesday March 17, 2010
- New Jersey State Police Announces 2010 National Police Week Commemoration
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Annually the New Jersey State Police commemorates National Police Week at Division Headquarters in West Trenton by inviting schools with students age 9 and older to visit the Museum & Learning Center. Students can view the many specialized vehicles and equipment that the New Jersey State Police has in its inventory, as well as demonstrations and static displays. This free event provides an opportunity for students to learn more about their State Police.
Date: Wednesday March 17, 2010
- NJCAP Releases Grant Program Information March 9
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New Jersey Child Abuse Prevention (NJCAP) released grant program information March 9 for which school districts can apply. To apply districts should visit NJCAP’s website at www.njcap.org for more information.
Date: Wednesday March 17, 2010
- President Obama Releases ESEA Blueprint
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On March 13, 2010, President Obama and U.S. Secretary Arne Duncan began the national dialogue on the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) with the release of the “Blueprint for Reform” to Congress. The Blueprint contains broad principles and specific policy recommendations for the long –awaited reform of the current version of ESEA, the No Child Left Behind Act enacted in 2001. Reauthorization of ESEA has been pending since 2007.
Date: Wednesday March 17, 2010
- Commissioner Schundler Provides State Board Information on FY2011 Proposed Budget March 17
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Acting Commissioner Bret Schundler provided the New Jersey State Board of Education details on the Governor’s proposed FY2011 budget during the March 17 State Board Meeting. Schundler indicated that state aid figures for districts will be released later today. In addition, Schundler proposed a one (1) year moratorium on NJQSAC for districts who are considered high performing.
The State Board also approved the 2010 Religious Calendar but declined to approve a delay in implementation of the financial literacy regulations.
Date: Wednesday March 17, 2010
- Commissioner Schundler Provides State Board Information on FY2011 Proposed Budget March 17
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Acting Commissioner Bret Schundler provided the New Jersey State Board of Education details on the Governor’s proposed FY2011 budget during the March 17 State Board Meeting. Schundler indicated that state aid figures for districts will be released later today. In addition, Schundler proposed a one (1) year moratorium on NJQSAC for districts who are considered high performing.
The State Board also approved the 2010 Religious Calendar but declined to approve a delay in implementation of the financial literacy regulations.
Date: Wednesday March 17, 2010
- Persistence in High School and College: Tools to Increase Persistence and Degree Attainment Conference Announced
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The Education Research Section, Princeton University, is co-sponsoring with the Program in Teacher Preparation and the Woodrow Wilson School, Persistence in High School and College: Tools to Increase Persistence and Degree Attainment, a free conference designed in conjunction with the latest journal issue of The Future of Children “Transitions to Adulthood.” The conference will be held on Friday, April 30, 2010, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall, on the campus of Princeton University.
Date: Wednesday March 17, 2010
- Gov. Chris Christie Delivers First Budget Address March 16
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Gov. Chris Christie, in his first budget address March 16, proposed serious cuts to state aid for public schools, as part of a state budget that will also make major cuts in aid to towns and colleges. The $820 million proposed equates to an across-the-board cuts of up to 5 percent in total operating budget for each district. In total, the governor’s $29.3 billion budget will shave $2.9 billion off state spending from last year, about a 9 percent drop.
Christie’s budget theme focused on “shared sacrifice” throughout the speech. He spoke about providing towns and school districts "tools" to cope with state-aid cuts, including changes to collective bargaining for police, fire and teacher contracts, and modification of pensions and benefits for current, as well as future, public employees. He also advocated for changes to the civil service system.
Date: Tuesday March 16, 2010
- Gov. Chris Christie To Deliver Budget Address March 16
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Gov. Chris Christie will propose slashing aid to public schools by $820 million as part of a state budget that will also make major cuts in aid to towns and colleges. The $820 million equates to an across-the-board cuts of up to 5 percent in total operating budget for each district. Some districts will see 100 percent of their aid cut. The move will likely spur a spur a new court battle over how New Jersey funds its public schools.
The governor’s $29.3 billion budget will shave $2.9 billion off state spending from last year, about a 9 percent drop. Christie is expected to deliver his first State budget address March 16.
Date: Monday March 15, 2010
- Clarification on Student Internet Speech Sought
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The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has been asked to rule on whether limits can be imposed on student speech posted on social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook after two 3rd Circuit district courts released somewhat conflicting rulings recently. The Court has been asked by both sides to vacate the decisions and hold rearguments before the full court.
Students claim that their speech occurred entirely outside of school, while school officials contend that discipline is warranted because the intended audience was the school community and the goal was to create a disturbance. Both cases involved high school students who were suspended for creating fake MySpace pages on their home computers to ridicule their principals.
Lawyers for student journalists argue that the conflicting rulings will invite censorship. Lawyers who specialize in juvenile law argue that teenagers have always ridiculed authority figures and that courts should not condone punishing kids for their speech outside school hours and off school grounds.
Date: Friday March 12, 2010
- N.J. Senate Confirms Bret Schundler As Education Commissioner March 11
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The state Senate confirmed Bret Schundler to be the next Department of Education Commissioner March 11. Before the 35-2 vote, supportive senators praised his passion for children and sense of fair play while critics questioned his qualifications.
Date: Friday March 12, 2010
- Nominations Announcement
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According to the NJPSA revised Constitution and Bylaws, any NJPSA member wishing to challenge the election of a nominee must contact the NJPSA President in writing no later than March 10, 2010. As of March 10th no challenges were received. The following slate of officers and board members will be presented to the members for their approval at the April 23, 2010 NJPSA Annual Membership meeting.
Date: Friday March 12, 2010
- NJ Appellate Panel Finds State Not Required to Pay Annually Toward Pensions
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A New Jersey appellate panel in New Jersey Education Association v. State of New Jersey ruled March 4 that members of the the Teachers' Pension and Annuity Fund possess no constitutionally protected contract right to the particular level, manner or method of state funding of TPAF by statute. Nonetheless, the court affirmed that TPAF member are entitled by law to the receipt of vested benefits upon retirement.
Date: Wednesday March 10, 2010
- House Panel Questions Duncan on ESEA and Budget
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U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, in an appearance before the House Education and Labor Committee March 3 fielded pointed questions on the Obama Administration’s focus for reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Act (ESEA). The hearing kicked off the reauthorization process for ESEA in the Congress.
Date: Wednesday March 10, 2010
- Senate Education Committee Holds First ESEA Hearing March 8
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The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee held its first hearing on reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), formerly known as No Child Left Behind March 8. The House Education and Labor Committee met last week on the same subject.
Date: Wednesday March 10, 2010
- Draft Common Core Standards Released March 10
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The first public draft of grade-by-grade common standards were released March 10. While an earlier standards document, released last fall, outlined a set of “college and career readiness” skills that students should master by graduation the document released March 10 completes the picture by specifying the competencies students must have in each grade if they are to reach those goals. Merged into one draft, the standards represent a sweeping attempt to describe the skills and knowledge every American student should have in English/language arts and mathematics to thrive in college or careers.
Date: Wednesday March 10, 2010
- N.J. Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Gov. Christie’s Choice to Lead DCF
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Janet Rosenzweig, Gov. Chris Christie’s choice to lead the Department of Children and Families, which oversees the state’s child welfare and foster care system, was confirmed March 8 by the Senate Judiciary Committee. The 11-1 vote sends her nomination to the full Senate for final approval.
Date: Tuesday March 9, 2010
- NJDOE Announces Continued Participation in Advanced Placement Test Fee Program
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The New Jersey Department of Education announced March 5 that New Jersey will continue to participate in the Advanced Placement Test Fee Program. The Program is a federal grant program that enables states to pay part or all of the cost of advanced placement test fees for students who: 1) are enrolled in an advanced placement class, and 2) qualify as low income family members.
Date: Tuesday March 9, 2010
- NJDOE Announces Focus for 2010 One Step Beyond Conference: Celebrating Equity and Diversity
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The New Jersey Department of Education, Division of District and School Improvement released information on the fourth annual One Step Beyond Conference to be held on Thursday April 22, 2010, at the Mercer County Conference Center, West Windsor, NJ.
Date: Tuesday March 9, 2010
- NJDOE Releases List of Rules, Regulations or Policies that are State-Imposed
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The New Jersey Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (NJOSEP) is required to provide to the United States Department of Education (USDOE), on an annual basis, a list of rules, regulations, or policies that are state-imposed (not required by IDEA or Federal regulations) and must include the list with its annual application for federal funding. The NJOSEP imust also inform all LEAs of such State-imposed rules, regulations or policies. NJDOE released this year's report on March 8.
Date: Tuesday March 9, 2010
- NJDOE Releases FY 2009 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Final Report March 3
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The New Jersey Department of Education released the FY 2009 IDEA Final Report March 3. The Department also provided guidance regarding the use of FY 2009 carryover funds.
Date: Tuesday March 9, 2010
- NJDOE Provides Approval Process for Title I Schoolwide Programs
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The New Jersey Department of Education provided guidance to districts March 8 on running Title I schoolwide programs as an alternative to Title I targeted assistance programs in their Title I schools.
Date: Tuesday March 9, 2010
- Final Rules Unveiled for 'i3' Innovation Fund
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The U.S. Department of Education March 9 unveiled the final rules for its $650 million Investing in Innovation, or i3, grant program. In the final rules and application for the program, department officials left intact a demand that applicants secure 20 percent in matching funds from the private sector. But in response to concerns that such a requirement could be burdensome, particularly to smaller districts and in a difficult economy, the department relaxed the timing so that prospective grant recipients don’t need to find those dollars until they’ve been notified that they will win as long as they secure the private funding.
Date: Tuesday March 9, 2010
- NJDOE Release 2010 Governor’s Teacher Recognition/Education Services Professionals Program Guidelines
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The New Jersey Department of Education released the 2010 Governor’s Teacher Recognition/Education Services Professionals Program Guidelines March 8.
Date: Tuesday March 9, 2010
- Legislation Would Permit Foster Kids to Remain in Home District After Placement
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The Senate Health, Human Services & Senior Citizens Committee released legislation March 4 that would change current policy that automatically places a foster child in the school district of their foster family, allowing a child to remain in their current school. The measure will put New Jersey in compliance with federal law, the "Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008,” Pub.L.110-351, and ensure the state is not at risk of losing roughly $125 million in federal aid.
Date: Monday March 8, 2010
- N.J. Doesn’t Win Race to the Top in First Round of Competition
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New Jersey is out of the running for the first round of federal education funding from Race to the Top, a $4.35 billion competition that rewards states that promise ambitious but often-controversial reforms. Federal education officials announced 15 finalists March 4, fewer than 10 of which will get up to $2 billion. New Jersey officials vowed to make another attempt in June, the deadline for a second round that will determine who receives the rest of the funding.
Date: Monday March 8, 2010
- Legislation to Freeze NJ Public Worker Salaries Proposed
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Legislation, A-2480 (Malone / O'Scanlon), introduced March 4 seeks to freeze the salaries of New Jersey public workers for up to three years in an attempt to keep property taxes at current levels. The measure, deemed by the sponsor himself to be of questionable constitutionality, does not appear to have support of Democratic legislators.
Date: Monday March 8, 2010
- Acting Ed Commissioner Warns School Boards that Cuts in State Aid Likely
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Acting Education Commissioner Bret Schundler, told about 150 school board members and administrators March 6 at Harrison High School that districts likely will get less state aid next school year.
Date: Monday March 8, 2010
- 2010 Fall Conference Call For Presentation Proposals
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NJPSA/FEA/NJASCD is seeking proposals for presentations at our upcoming fall conference.
Date: Friday March 5, 2010
- National Study Shows Reverse in Decade-Long Declines in Teen Abuse of Drugs and Alcohol
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The Partnership for a Drug-Free America® and MetLife Foundation released a report March 2 that points to marked upswings in use of drugs that teens are likely to encounter at parties and in other social situations.
Date: Wednesday March 3, 2010
- N.J. Senate Holds Hearing on Pension Funding Constitutional Amendment
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The Senate State Government Committee took testimony on SCR-1 (Sweeney / Kean) March 1. NJPSA testified in opposition to the bill.
Date: Wednesday March 3, 2010
- RTT Applicants Expect Announcement This Week
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The U.S. Department of Education is expected to announce the Race to the Top Fund finalists as early as this week. In this first round of competition, all but 10 states, including New Jersey, applied for awards financed by the economic-stimulus package that will range from an estimated $350 million to $700 million—badly needed money that would help cash-strapped states.
Date: Wednesday March 3, 2010
- U.S.D.E. Releases Teacher Incentive Fund Regs
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The U.S. Department of Education released proposed regulations for the Teacher Incentive Fund grant February 26.
Date: Wednesday March 3, 2010
- Obama Seeks Money, Interventions to Stem Dropouts
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President Barack Obama, at an America's Promise Alliance Education event at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce March 1, announced his intention to focus additional resources on the nation's school dropout epidemic, proposing $900 million to states and education districts that agree to drastically change or even shutter their worst performing schools March 1.
Date: Wednesday March 3, 2010
- School Cuts Loom As States' Fiscal Woes Continue
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According to the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), about half the states are expected to slash spending on K-12 education in fiscal 2011, while another handful are expected to keep funding level for public schools. Only a small number of states—Massachusetts and Pennsylvania among them—are proposing any kinds of increases, and those are modest.
Date: Wednesday March 3, 2010
- N.J. Assembly Slows Review of Pension Bills
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Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver (Essex) indicated March 2 to the State House Bureau that the pension and benefits bill package proposed by Senate President Sweeney and approved by the Senate February 22 (NJ Senate Releases Pension & Benefit Bill Package), will likely not clear the lower house before Governor Christie presents his budget on March 16. Speaker Oliver indicated that the Assembly is committed to the changes but needs more time to weigh their sweeping impact and "clean up any inconsistencies" in the existing bills.
According to a report in the New Jersey Star Ledger, a committee hearing on the reforms will likely come next week, followed by a voting session before lawmakers recess to focus on the budget.
Date: Wednesday March 3, 2010
- “Pay-for-Performance Myths”
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President Obama and ED Secretary Duncan have made performance-based accountability a cornerstone of their education reform platform, a movement accelerated by exhortations from corporate CEOs that it is imperative that educators be held accountable for outcomes, just like in the private sector.
It’s time to separate the myths from reality.
Date: Wednesday March 3, 2010
- NJDOE Releases AYP Data Charts March 1
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The New Jersey Department of Education released adequate yearly progress (AYP) data sets reflecting the performance of students on the 2009 state assessments March 1. School and district level data used to calculate AYP results and to populate the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) report card are included.
Date: Tuesday March 2, 2010
- Public School Principals Get High Marks from NJ Residents
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According a recent survey conducted by the Monmouth University Polling Institute from January 27 to 31, 2010, New Jerseyans hold their public school principals in high regard, according to a statewide public opinion poll commissioned by the New Jersey Principal and Supervisors Association (NJPSA).
Date: Tuesday March 2, 2010
- R.I. Ed. Chief OK’s District’s Plan to Fire All Teachers
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Rhode Island Education Commissioner Deborah Gist approved a school district's plan to fire its principal and all its teachers February 23.
Date: Monday March 1, 2010
- Senate Judiciary Committee Releases Nomination of Bret Schundler for Commissioner of Education
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The Senate Judiciary Committee released the nomination of Bret Schundler for Commissioner of Education March 1. The committee released the nomination without recommendation. Schundler is tentatively scheduled to go before the full Senate for confirmation on March 11.
Date: Monday March 1, 2010