School Hiring Procedures Legislation – On the Governor’s Desk On Monday, February 26, the New Jersey Senate gave its final, unanimous approval to S-414 (Pennacchio/Ruiz, Webber/Downey) the so-called “Pass the Trash” legislation. The […]
Breakfast After the Bell and Chronic Absenteeism Top Senate Education Committee Agenda
The Senate Education Committee favorably released a series of bills today addressing school breakfast and lunch programs, expanding requirements on districts to address chronic absenteeism, promoting apprenticeship training in high school and recognizing […]
Petition Filed by 10 Districts Challenging School Aid Distribution
On January 12, 2018, representatives from 10 school districts filed a petition to the Commissioner of Education alleging discrimination by the State of New Jersey in its distribution of state aid to school districts. […]
School Ethics Commission Clarifies Conflict of Interest Rules in Negotiations, Superintendent Issues
An ongoing concern for both board members, school administrators and district employees is the appropriate approach to potential conflicts of interest, what circumstances warrant recusal, and when it is appropriate to participate at various […]
Legislature Considers Education, Pension, and Funding Legislation
As the Legislature moves toward its June 30 State Budget deadline, the issue of school funding continues to be the subject of much speculation in the halls of the State House. During his Budget […]
Legislature Moves Education Legislation Forward
June 1 was an action-packed day at the State Legislature with a dozen separate committees considering legislation on a range of topics. The Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee favorably released the following legislation impacting […]
State Legislature Back in Action – Education Legislation Considered
This week, the Legislature resumed a full schedule of committee hearings on May 15 and 18 following its annual Budget break where its focus has been solely on the fact-gathering process for the […]
State Budget Season Underway as State Treasurer and OLS Provide Economic Forecasts
This week, the State Legislature’s Budget Season continued in earnest with the annual revenue projections and economic forecast by the nonpartisan Office of Legislative Services (OLS), followed by that of State Treasurer Ford Scudder. […]
Schools Development Authority Addresses Joint Committee
The issue of school construction was front and center at a December 17 hearing of the Joint Committee on the Public Schools. Charles McKenna, the Christie- appointee heading the Schools Development Authority (SDA) provided […]
Vocational Education Bill Package Introduced by Assembly Speaker and Education Chair
On Monday, May 19, Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto and Assembly Education Committee Chairman Patrick J. Diegnan Jr. unveiled an 8-bill package to improve and expand New Jersey’s vocational school programs, citing it […]