As you know, the State Board of Education voted on October 3rd to modify our current requirements for state assessment at the high school level. The proposed changes are now published in the New Jersey […]
Senate Budget Committee Considers School Bus Safety Bills
On Thursday, September 13th, the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee met. A handful of bills on the Committee’s agenda sought to enhance local efforts to promote safer student transportation practices in all New Jersey […]
New Jersey State Board of Education July Meeting Update
The State Board of Education met on Wednesday, July 11, 2018. The Board conducted their annual election of Officers, voting for the 2018-2019 State Board President and Vice President. The Board unanimously voted in […]
School Security Specialist Update and Quick Survey
We Need to Hear From You! As you know, a 2017 state law (P.L. 2017 c. 162) required the superintendent in each school district (and the lead administrator of charter schools and renaissance school […]
Both Houses of the NJ Legislature Met on Thursday, June 7th for a Voting Session
Among the bills voted on by the Senate in the State Capitol on Thursday were: A3122 Allows certain joint insurance funds to make certain investments and to form certain investment programs; authorizes school districts and local […]
NJ State Board of Education June Meeting Update
The New Jersey State Board of Education met on Wednesday, June 6th. During the meeting a Resolution was presented to honor the State Board Outgoing Permanent Student Representative, Karan Chauhan. Karan has done a […]
Senate Education Committee Update: School Security, Health and Physical Education teachers, Sexting, Special Education and More
The Senate Education Committee met on Monday, May 14th and deliberated on an assortment of bills. All of the bills considered were successfully passed out of the Committee, although not all had the […]
Assembly Education Committee Update
The Assembly Education Committee met on Thursday, May 10th to consider three bills and two resolutions. The following legislation was heard and passed unanimously by the Committee: A557 Requires the adoption of nepotism policies […]
The Joint Committee on the Public Schools Meets to Discuss School Facility Issues
On Tuesday, May 8th, the Joint Committee on the Public Schools met to discuss school facility issues and receive an update from the Schools Development Authority. Charles B. McKenna, Director of the New Jersey […]
State Board of Education Update
The State Board of Education met on Wednesday, May 2nd. Action items for the day included: Adoption of the Commissioner’s proposal pertaining to the status of state operation of the Paterson Public […]