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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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. […]