Both the Senate and General Assembly held voting sessions on Monday. The Assembly only took up one bill, a measure that would extend the time Governor Phil Murphy has to deliver the gubernatorial budget […]
Update from the NJ Statehouse Week of February 7th, 2022 What happened in Education Policy Under the Golden Dome this Week?
The Assembly Education Committee met on Monday, February 7th for their first meeting of the new session. The Assembly Education Committee has three new members, all newly elected legislators: Assemblywoman Sadaf F. Jaffer is […]
Update from the NJ Statehouse Week of January 31st What Happened in Education Policy Under the Golden Dome This Week?
The 220th New Jersey Legislature is underway. Senate Committees met in person at the Statehouse this week, while the General Assembly continues to conduct remote hearings. Newly appointed Chairman of the Senate Education […]
Update from the NJ Statehouse for the Week of January 17, 2022
-Jennie Lamon, NJPSA Government Relations – Assistant Director jlamon@njpsa.org On Tuesday, January 18th, Governor Murphy Delivered his second Inaugural Address. In his address, the Governor spoke of not only slowing property tax growth, […]
Update from the NJ Statehouse for the Week of January 10, 2022
Monday, January 10, 2022 was the final voting session of the 2020-2021 Legislative Session. The 219th Legislative Session ended at 11:59 AM on Tuesday, January 11th. At 12 Noon that same day, the new […]
Update from Trenton: What is Happening in and Around the Golden Dome
-Jennie Lamon, NJPSA Assistant Director of Government Relations We are exactly one week into 2022, and what a busy week it has been for education. Between the final days of Lame Duck wrapping […]
NJPSA Establishing New Committee to Address Staffing and Certification Changes Needed to Assist Districts in Meeting Short-Term and Long-Term Staffing Needs
Join Today! January 25th– First Meeting Date NJPSA members are grappling with major staffing shortages in every position in their schools on practically a daily basis. At the same time, there are fewer candidates […]
Update from the State Board of Education – December 1, 2021
The State Board of Education met on Wednesday, December 1st for their last meeting of the calendar year. On their agenda was a proposal from the Department of Education for setting a “cut score” […]
Update from the NJ Statehouse: Week of November 29, 2021
Both houses of the Legislature returned to the Statehouse for voting sessions this week. In addition to the typical “lame duck” drama, the start of the session was further intensified by somewhat of a […]
Statehouse Update: Week of November 15th, 2021 – Your Weekly Update of What is Happening Under the Golden Dome
-Jennie Lamon, Assistant Director of Government Relations With the NJ Legislature’s Lame Duck session firmly underway, the Senate and the Assembly met this week, both in-person and remotely. Several education measures were considered including […]