Hello from Washington DC! Your NJPSA Government Relations team is in our nation’s capital working on state education policy at the Education Commission of the States this week. We can’t wait to bring home […]
State House Wrap Up Week of June 24th, 2024
This last week of June marks one of the busiest periods at the State House as the Legislature races against a constitutional deadline to pass a balanced state budget by June 30 to avoid […]
State House Wrap Up – Week of Monday, June 3, 2024
The first week of June is already in the books, and the Statehouse is as busy as ever as we advance toward our constitutionally mandated June 30th deadline to pass a balanced budget. Much […]
State House Wrap Up – Week of May 6th, 2024 Jennie Lamon, Assistant Director of Government Relations This week, the Assembly Education Committee, the Senate Education Committee, the Senate Transportation Committee, and the […]
Statehouse Update: Week of April 15, 2024
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 […]
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 […]
State House Wrap Up – Week of February 12, 2024
The Senate Education Committee met on Thursday, February 15, 2024, where testimony on a bill to provide a tax levy cap adjustment for certain school districts experiencing reductions in State school aid dominated the […]
State Board of Education Honors Career and Technical Education Month, Receives a Report on the State’s Teacher Recruitment Initiatives, and Takes Action on Chapter 22, Chapter 12 and Chapter 23A.
The New Jersey State Board of Education met for their monthly meeting on Wednesday, February 7, 2024. The meeting began with the appointment of Kevin Dehmer as an Assistant Commissioner to begin on Monday, […]
State House Wrap-Up: Week of February 5, 2024
On Monday, February 5th, both the Senate Education Committee and the Assembly Education Committee convened to hold a joint hearing on the use of virtual and remote instruction in New Jersey’s K-12 public schools. […]