Advocates issued several ‘open letters’ to lawmakers this week around the ongoing school funding issue. The first letter, signed by a number of organizations, asked the Legislature to redistribute $51 million in charter school […]

Acting Commissioner Kimberley Harrington appeared before the Assembly Budget Committee April 24.  Harrington’s appearance came replete with robust questioning by lawmakers on school funding, the Department’s role in determining aid and the Department’s views […]

The U.S. teaching force has become more diverse in recent decades, according to a new report released earlier this week by the National Center for Education Statistics. Although minority teachers are still underrepresented, the percentage of […]

The New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) received 16 requests to open new charter schools during its latest round of applications. The latest round of charter school applicants will be notified in May if […]

The New Jersey Department of Education submitted its school accountability plan, in compliance with the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), for review by the U.S. education department on April 3.  New Jersey was […]

The $10 million in state funds set aside to reimburse school districts for testing their water for lead may not be enough to fully cover testing statewide. “We may or may not have enough […]

For the second year in a row, the Governor’s proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2018 assumes tens of millions of dollars in “savings” through reforms to the state health plans for public workers and […]

In early February, the Appellate division in Kean Federation of Teachers v. Morell ruled that employees and prospective employees are entitled to receive a “Rice Notice” any time a matter involving their employment is on […]