The New Jersey School Boards Association (NJSBA) released a report, “Special Education: A Service, Not a Place,” April 11. The report was the product of a Special Education Task Force convened by the NJSBA […]
NJPSA Releases Joint Stakeholder Evaluation Round 1 Survey Findings
NJPSA released its findings from the first of three surveys given to school leaders and teachers on evaluation during its Regional Meetings. NJPSA / NJEA / NJASA Survey Results: Voices from the Field […]
Acting Commissioner Hespe Appears Before Senate Budget & Approps Committee – SFRA, Evaluation and PARCC Questions Predominate
Acting state Education Commissioner David Hespe defended the Administration’s FY2015 education budget – which every year accounts for more than one-third of overall state spending — during a three-hour appearance before the Senate Budget […]
OLS Says NJ’s Budget Shortfall of $526 Million, Tough Choices a Reality
David Rosen, the chief budget analyst in the nonpartisan Office of Legislative Services warned lawmakers in both the Senate and Assembly this week that revenue projections for the current and upcoming fiscal years will […]
NJPSA Participates In Breakfast Summit
On March 27, NJPSA, NJEA, NJSBA, and other New Jersey school officials participated on a NJ Education Leaders panel discussion at the first Garden State School Breakfast Summit in Trenton to learn about new […]
Changes to Eval Regs Proposed, Charter School Code Moves Toward Adoption At April State Board Meeting
In addition to proposed changes to evaluation which the Department of Education indicates is “minorl yet response to the field,” the State Board of Education also adopted changes to current professional licensure and certification associated […]
Senate Ed Holds Hearing on NJQSAC, Hears from Spectrum of Schools On Impact
The Senate Education Committee took testimony on the impact of the New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum (QSAC) on New Jersey schools March 24. Speakers included Superintendents from Jersey City and Paterson as well […]
Weigh In on E-Rate Modernization
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently announced an additional comment period concerning Proposed Rulemaking for the E-rate program. NAESP is collecting data and comments concerning E-rate priorities and the variety of technology needs facing […]
NJPSA Weighs In on FY2015 State Budget Before Budget Committees
NJPSA testified before the Assembly and Senate Budget Committees March 18 and 19 on the FY2015 state budget, urging the Committees to: request additional information from the NJDOE on PARCC tech readiness; eliminate the […]
Assembly Women & Children Committee Zeroes In On School Nutrition
Saying well-fed students perform better, advocates and state officials claimed strides in enrolling more low-income students in federally-funded school breakfast programs over the last several years. Officials also claimed that some students don’t participate […]