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. […]
Ruiz Introduces Education Bills Aimed to Help Bolster Student Student Literacy and Address Learning Loss
Working Group Will Shape Literacy Legislation in New Jersey TRENTON – In an effort to help pandemic learning loss, close the achievement gap, and improve literacy rates among all students in New Jersey, […]
State House Wrap-Up – Week of January 22nd, 2024
Jennie Lamon, NJPSA Assistant Director of Government Relations The Senate Education Committee met for the first time in the new 2024/2025 Legislature, and welcomed two new members to its ranks. Former Assemblywoman, now […]
The State Board of Education Meets for their Monthly Meeting, Welcomes Two New Board Members, and Bids Farewell to Acting Commissioner Allen-McMillan
The first State Board of Education meeting of 2024 was delayed by a week due to hazardous weather. When the Board convened on January 17th, it undertook an extensive agenda in front of an […]
Newly Signed Laws from 2022/2023 Legislative Session
Another Lame Duck is in the books, and with it, the end of the 2022/2023 Legislature. Any bills that were not signed into law will now have to be reintroduced, and start the process […]
State House Wrap Up – Week of Jan 2, 2024
Happy New Year! The Lame Duck pandemonium is winding down, as both Senate and Assembly committees held their final hearings this week. Next week, both houses will meet for final voting sessions. Any bill […]
State House Wrap Up – Week of December 18th, 2023
-Jennie Lamon, Assistant Director of Government Relations, NJPSA While much of the state seems to be enjoying holiday mode, our state capital remains in the full frenzied state of lame duck. This […]
State House Wrap Up Week of December 11th, 2023
As you no doubt have heard us say, the “lame-duck session” in the NJ Legislature is marked by a flurry of activity as departing officials seek to finalize pending bills, last-minute negotiations, new bills, […]
New Jersey State Board of Education Meets for the Final Time in 2023, Reports on 2023 NJSLA Results
-Jennie Lamon, Assistant Director of Government Relations The New Jersey State Board of Education (“Board”) met in Trenton on Wednesday, December 6, 2023 for their final meeting of the calendar year. During their […]
Statehouse Wrap Up: Week of December 4, 2023 – Lame Duck Session Well Underway
-Jennie Lamon, Assistant Director of Government Relations The 2022/2023 Lame Duck Legislative Session is well underway, Both the Senate and the General Assembly held committee meetings, and the General Assembly conducted a Voting […]