Although education remained a focal point during President Barack Obama’s State of Union address this year, no new policies or initiatives were announced during the January 28 address. Instead, the President placed education at the […]
Senate Ed Committee Begins Ed Work of 216th Legislative Session
The Senate Education Committee met January 30, hearing a slew of revived bills from the last legislative session as well as legislation that would require School Board input when a Superintendent seeks to close […]
PARCC & Smarter Balanced Participating State Chiefs Tell USDE Hands Off of Student Data
The chief state school officers in states participating in the two common assessment consortia, PARCC and Smarter Balance notified USDE January 23 that states will not be sharing “personally identifiable information about k-12 students […]
Assembly Releases 216th Legislative Session Committee Assignments, Returning Members & Several New Additions to Ed Committee
The Assembly issued its committee assignments for this legislative session January 27. The list included some changes to the Ed Committee as well as the return of some familiar faces. The Committee will remain […]
Final Answers on 215th Legislative Session As Gov Approves and Vetoes Several Measures
While the 215th Legislature came to close the evening of January 13 the Govenor had until January 22 to either put the nail in the coffin or approve any lingering bills on his desk. NJPSA […]
Governor Signs Dyslexia Screening, Social Media and Contract Extension Bills, Pocket Vetoes School Security, Drop-Out Prevention and Health Care Savings Legislation
On the last day that the Governor could sign, or not sign, legislation of the 215th legislative session, Governor Chris Christie approved several measures, and pocket vetoed a couple others. The table below outlines […]
NJ Increases School Breakfast Participation
Rising sharply from 46th last year, to 37th this year, New Jersey is serving more children from low-income families a healthy breakfast at the start of their school day, according to a national report released January […]
Governor & Lieutenant Governor Take Oath for Second Term, NJPSA President In Attendance
On a snow filled day that blanketed most of the Garden State, Governor Chris Christie and Lieutenant Kim Guadagno were sworn in for a second term at the War Memorial in Trenton. NJPSA President […]
Federal Spending Bill Would Loosen Sequestration Stranglehold on Districts A Little
Federal funding for most schools would be largely restored after the biggest cuts to K-12 spending in history, under a giant spending bill unveiled January 13 by Republican and Democratic leaders in Congress. And the […]
NEA Announces Teacher Leader Initiative
The National Education Association (NEA), the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) and the Center for Teaching Quality (CTQ) announced the launch of a joint Teacher Leadership Initiative (TLC) January 13 to recruit, prepare […]