The House of Representatives just announced two major school leader priorities that will be included in their upcoming $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation bill: $198 million for School Leader Recruitment and Support $82 billion for […]
Update from Trenton: Week of August 2nd, 2021
The State House is quiet as the Legislature recesses for the summer. No Legislative Committees met this week. However, there are currently 159 bills on the Governor’s desk, awaiting his action. NJPSA is […]
Action in Trenton: Week of July 12th, 2021
A quiet week in Trenton as the NJ State Legislature recesses for summer. The NJ State Board of Education held their monthly meeting. NJPSA continues to monitor a number of education-related measures that […]
Governor Signs Grade Retention Bill, Ten Others, Into Law – Action in Trenton: Weeks of June 28th and July 5th, 2021
New Laws: These bills have recently been signed into law by Governor Murphy. A-5365 / S-3872 (Caputo / Sumter / Mukherji / Turner / Ruiz) – Permits parent or guardian to request […]
Pandemic-EBT: Important Second Round Update
The New Jersey Department of Human Services is working to issue the next round of Pandemic-EBT (P-EBT), a federal program that helps families buy groceries during the pandemic. To receive this benefit, children […]
Update from the NJDOE State Board of Education
On Wednesday, June 16th the State Board of Education held its monthly meeting. During the meeting, the NJDOE Division of Academics and Performance reported on the Interim Assessment Data Collection from districts. The […]
Action in Trenton: Week of June 7, 2021
By Debra Bradley and Jennie Lamon, NJPSA Government Relations team It was another busy week in Trenton as the Legislature nears passage of the FY22 budget and prepares for summer recess. A […]
Legislative Action Week of June 1-4
Both houses of the NJ state Legislature met for voting sessions this week. Among the bevy of legislation that advanced were a number of education related issues. The following is a list of what […]
Assembly Moves Legislation Addressing Student Health Surveys
A bill that would permit school districts to administer student health surveys after prior written notification to parents and legal guardians, and effectively changing active parental consent to passive consent, was introduced into […]
Principals Advocate Virtually on Capitol Hill
On Wednesday, April 21st, a delegation of New Jersey principals visited our congressional delegation – virtually – to advocate for New Jersey students, educators and schools! NJPSA members who joined this all-star team included […]