May 1, 2023 President Kathy Goldenberg Vice President Andrew J. Mulvihill Past President Arcelio Aponte Board Member Mary Beth Berry Board Member Elaine Bobrove Board Member Fatimah Burnam-Watkins Board Member Ronald K. Butcher Board […]
NJ State Board of Education Sets NJGPA Cut Score. NJPSA Advocacy Makes an Impact!
-Jennie Lamon, Assistant Director of Government Relations, NJPSA The NJ State Board of Education met on Wednesday, May 3rd for their regular monthly meeting. During this meeting, the State Board adopted new proficiency level […]
During Marathon Meeting, the State Department of Education Undertook NJGPA Cut Scores, 2021-2022 School Performance Reports, the Early Childhood Landscape in the State, and Proposed Revisions to the NJSLS in ELA and Math
During a seven hour State Department of Education meeting, the New Jersey Department of Education presented an analysis of last year’s New Jersey Graduation Proficiency Assessment (NJGPA) scores to the Board. The data presented […]
State House Wrap Up: Week of February 19th, 2023
Both the Senate Education Committee and the Assembly Appropriations Committee met this week to advance various measures impacting public education in our state. The Senate Education Committee agenda focused primarily on mental health issues […]
Legislative Wrap-Up Week of February 6, 2023
The Joint Committee on the Public Schools met virtually on Wednesday, February 8th to receive testimony from invited guests regarding preschool and early childhood education. Assemblywoman Mila Jasey (D-28) announced she will retire from […]
State Board of Education Monthly Meeting
The New Jersey State Board of Education met virtually on Wednesday, February 1, 2023. At their monthly meeting, the Board celebrated Career and Technical Education Month in New Jersey. The Department of Education presented […]
State House Update – Week of January 9-13
It was a busy week in Trenton, as State Street wasted no time shifting out of holiday mode. Governor Phil Murphy delivered his fifth State of the State speech to a full room at […]
Governor Signs Information Literacy Bill Into Law
On Wednesday January 4th, Governor Murphy signed S-588 into law, legislation that establishes a requirement of K-12 instruction on information literacy under the implementation of the New Jersey Student Learning Standards (NJSLS). The new […]
Legislative Wrap-Up Week of December 5th, 2022
Jennie Lamon, Assistant Director of Government Relations With the winter holidays rapidly approaching, the Legislature is convening its final committee meetings and voting sessions before the new year. The Joint Committee on the Public […]
State House Wrap Up: Week of October 24th, 2022
The Senate Education Committee met this week to advance various measures impacting public education and the General Assembly held a voting session. We’ve got the latest updates of what happened under the Golden Dome […]