Commissioner of Education David Hespe appeared before the Senate Budget & Appropriations Committee April 28, fielding a series of questions on the state aid to districts, PARCC, and the superintendent cap. Hespe indicated that […]
Commissioner Testifies Before Assembly Budget Committee on FY16 Budget
Commissioner David Hespe testified before the Assembly Budget Committee April 22. The several hour session ranged from charter school funding and accountability, resources for non-public schools, and the need for funding to support HIB […]
State Board Modifies Public Testimony for May Meeting
The New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) announced April 13 that the start time for the New Jersey State Board of Education's public testimony session scheduled for Wednesday, May has changed from 2 p.m. […]
Missed the 2015 NJPSA Legislative Conference? Don’t Despair, Check Out What You Missed!
NJPSA held their Annual Membership Meeting and Legislative Conference March 20. Speakers included Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto, Commissioner Hespe, a panel on PARCC and our Annual Legislative Panel. Check out several videos from the […]
Bloomberg Takes A Look At Gov’s Culpability In Pension Strain
Bloomberg reporter Elise Young takes an indepth look at the impact Governor Chris Christie’s actions have had on the stability of New Jersey’s pension funds in this article. Cutting across the Governor’s ‘tell-it-like-it-is’ style […]
State Board of Ed Recognizes April as School Library Month, Approves Student Residency Code & Religious Holiday Calendar & Gets First Glimpse at Ed Service Commission Expansion Proposals
The State Board of Education at their April meeting, heard from Student Representative Russell Bauer, a Seneca High School senior, who indicated that the PARCC test administration, while viewed by the students he surveyed […]
NJDOE Releases 2015 Taxpayer Guide to Ed Spending
NJDOE Releases 2015 Taxpayer Guide to Ed Spending The New Jersey Department of Education released the 2015 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 1. The report is meant to serve as an easy guide for citizens […]
Assembly Budget Committee Hears from OLS & Treasurer On FY2016 Budget
The Assembly Budget Committee took testimony from Budget and Finance Officer David Rosen of the non-partisan Office of Legislative Services as well as the Treasurer Andrew Sidamon-Eristoff March 30 on the proposed FY2016 budget. […]
PARCC Opt Out Bill Passes Assembly
Legislation, A-4165 (Diegnan), which would allow a parent or guardian of a student to refuse allowing their child to participate in the PARCC test administration passed the Assembly March 26 by a vote of […]
State to Roll Back Prescription Co-pays for Retirees
The Christie Administration announced March 25 that will drastically roll back prescription copays for thousands of retired public employees after illegally raising them in 2013. According to a report in NJ Advance Media, the […]