On Wednesday, July 2, the New Jersey State Board of Education held its regular monthly meeting at 100 Riverview Plaza in Trenton. Key highlights from the meeting include the appointment of a new Acting […]
NJPSA Advocacy Delivers! State Budget Finalized, Supervisor Mentoring Pilot Passed and Signed into Law, SGO Moratorium Extended and Applied to Principals/APs/VPs, and More!
June 30th in Trenton is a day when much of the legislative work of the past year is finalized, including the FY 2026 State Budget. On Monday, the NJ State Senate and NJ General […]
You Did It! – Legislation to Eliminate IRMAA Reimbursement Withdrawn
During this hectic budget week, NJPSA reached out to you to assist in our advocacy efforts fighting legislation that would have eliminated a current benefit of NJPSA members in retirement. Thanks to our collective […]
Action Alert for Retired NJPSA Members on Medicare: Budget Talks Include Potential Elimination of IRMAA Reimbursements!
June 30 is the constitutional deadline for the passage of a balanced state budget. With that deadline only days away, it is our understanding that last minute budget negotiations have included discussions about the […]
Action In Trenton: It’s Budget Week (We Hope!), the NJ Universal Preschool and Kindergarten Act and NJPSA Supervisor Mentoring Initiative Move Forward
The final weeks of June are always a busy time in Trenton. This year is no exception with a flurry of legislation being considered alongside the constitutionally-mandated balanced budget proposal due June 30th. Lawmakers […]
Weekly Trenton Wrap Up
-Chris Nelson, Assistant Director of Government Relations June 6, 2025 This week, the full Senate met for a voting session and the Senate Education Committee met to consider bills related to public education in […]
Update from the NJ State Board of Education: June 4th, 2025 Monthly Meeting
-Jennie Lamon, Assistant DIrector of Government Relations, NJPSA The New Jersey State Board of Education held its monthly public business meeting on June 4, 2025 at the New Jersey Department of Education, 100 Riverview […]
Separation of Church and State Remains in a Divided Court
In the Supreme Court’s first decision involving public education in the 2024-25 term, the Court blocked the State of Oklahoma from a establishing a public religious charter school. In Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board […]
Action in Trenton – Week of May 12, 2025
The spring calendar of the Legislature is in full swing as both regular standing committees and the state budget process are simultaneously underway. This week, Education Commissioner Kevin Dehmer testified before the Senate Budget […]
Update from the New Jersey State Board of Education – May 2025 Meeting
The New Jersey State Board of Education convened for its monthly meeting on May 7, 2025, at the Department of Education, 100 Riverview Plaza, Trenton, NJ. This meeting included a series of recognitions, policy […]