This last week of June marks one of the busiest periods at the State House as the Legislature races against a constitutional deadline to pass a balanced state budget by June 30 to avoid […]
Statement in Support of SCS-2644, 2645, 2646 and 2647 Before the Senate Education Committee June 20, 2024
Good morning Chairman Gopal, Vice-Chair Turner and members of the Senate Education Committee. I am Debra Bradley, NJPSA Director of Government Relations for the NJ Principals and Supervisors Association. Today, I am here […]
NJPSA Promotes Arts Education at Joint Committee on the Public Schools
On Friday, June 14, 2024, the Joint Committee on the Public Schools held a public hearing on the issue of Arts Education in New Jersey. NJPSA was one of the invited guests to speak […]
State House Wrap Up – Week of Monday, June 3, 2024
The first week of June is already in the books, and the Statehouse is as busy as ever as we advance toward our constitutionally mandated June 30th deadline to pass a balanced budget. Much […]
State House Wrap Up – Week of May 6th, 2024 Jennie Lamon, Assistant Director of Government Relations This week, the Assembly Education Committee, the Senate Education Committee, the Senate Transportation Committee, and the […]
Statehouse Update: Week of April 15, 2024
With the NJ Department of Education and the Schools Development Authority testifying before Budget members in both the Senate and General Assembly, school funding has been the talk of the Statehouse. While many legislators […]
Legislature Amends Funding Relief Proposal This Week Action Needed to Urge the State Senate to Act!
By Debra Bradley, Esq., NJPSA Director of Government Relations In an effort to fast-track legislation designed to assist New Jersey school districts scheduled to lose state aid in the 2024-25 school year, the Assembly […]
Losing State Aid This Budget Year? The Legislature Is Considering Funding Options
Since the release of state aid figures following the Governor’s budget address on February 27th, many school districts have been struggling to understand what happened this year. Districts who may have anticipated state aid […]
NJDOE Has Released School Performance Reports
The New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) has provided information about the 2022-2023 New Jersey School Performance Reports, which were recently released and are available on the NJ School Performance Reports webpage at www.njschooldata.org. […]
A Voucher by Any Name – Tax Scholarship Credit Legislation to be Introduced
By Debra Bradley, Esq., NJPSA Director of Government Relations For decades, NJPSA has been strongly opposed to legislation that attempts to establish a private school voucher program in New Jersey. This has been true […]