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 […]
Acting Commissioner Discusses Funding, Assessment and More at Assembly Budget Hearing
The Assembly Budget Committee met on April 23, 2018 to hear testimony on the FY 2019 State Budget from the Department of Education and the Schools Development Authority. This meeting was subsequent to their […]