Monday, January 10, 2022 was the final voting session of the 2020-2021 Legislative Session. The 219th Legislative Session ended at 11:59 AM on Tuesday, January 11th. At 12 Noon that same day, the new […]
Update from Trenton: What is Happening in and Around the Golden Dome
-Jennie Lamon, NJPSA Assistant Director of Government Relations We are exactly one week into 2022, and what a busy week it has been for education. Between the final days of Lame Duck wrapping […]
NJPSA Action Alert: Assist NJPSA Members’ Families this Holiday Season! Contact Assembly Leaders Today – Urge them to Post and Vote YES on A-5011!
A-5011 is NJPSA/NJEA Initiated Legislation Establishing an Accidental Death Benefit for “Essential” Educators Who Died of COVID Serving Their School Community NJPSA has been working hard during the current legislative session to assist […]
Update from the NJ Statehouse: Week of December 13, 2021
-Jennie Lamon, NJPSA Assistant Director of Government Relations It was another predictably busy week in Trenton as the 2020/2021 Legislative Session is nearing an end. The Senate Education Committee unanimously voted to release a […]
NJPSA Establishing New Committee to Address Staffing and Certification Changes Needed to Assist Districts in Meeting Short-Term and Long-Term Staffing Needs
Join Today! January 25th– First Meeting Date NJPSA members are grappling with major staffing shortages in every position in their schools on practically a daily basis. At the same time, there are fewer candidates […]
Update from the NJ Statehouse: Week of December 6, 2021
As the 2020-2021 Lame Duck Session is well underway, feathers continue to be ruffled at the Statehouse. As the debate about whether or not statehouse complex employees and legislators can be, or should be, […]
Gun Violence in Schools – An Analysis of What Happened in Michigan at the Oxford High School
By the NJPSA Legal Department and LEGAL ONE The recent school shooting in Michigan is a tragic reminder of the dangers schools face today. It is also a reminder of why it is […]
Attention NJPSA Members Working with Dual Enrollment Programs! NJPSA Needs Your Voice for Focus Group on Dual Enrollment in January
Public Law 2020, Chapter created a Dual Enrollment Study Commission to examine the following issues: (1) identify the costs associated with the implementation of the program, and develop a fair and reasonable distribution of […]
Update from the State Board of Education – December 1, 2021
The State Board of Education met on Wednesday, December 1st for their last meeting of the calendar year. On their agenda was a proposal from the Department of Education for setting a “cut score” […]
Update from the NJ Statehouse: Week of November 29, 2021
Both houses of the Legislature returned to the Statehouse for voting sessions this week. In addition to the typical “lame duck” drama, the start of the session was further intensified by somewhat of a […]