According to the State Treasurer Ford Scudder, Gov. Chris Christie’s plan to dedicate lottery revenue to support public employee pensions would raise the funded ratio of the state’s overall retirement system to about 90 percent over […]
According to the State Treasurer Ford Scudder, Gov. Chris Christie’s plan to dedicate lottery revenue to support public employee pensions would raise the funded ratio of the state’s overall retirement system to about 90 percent over […]
Governor Chris Christie signed legislation, P.L. 2017, c.84 (A-4019 / S-2491), that allows a student who has completed all requirements for high school graduation and has completed basic training for, and is an active […]
Legislation signed May 11 restores prior certification requirements for school nurses to ensure they are qualified to care for students. Background The new law, P.L. 2017, c. 70 (A-1256 / S-1381 (Caride / Bateman), was […]
Legislation, P.L.2017, c.86 (A-4284 / S-2675 (Quijano / Diegnan), allowing school districts and non-public schools to receive reimbursement for costs incurred on or after January 1, 2016 for testing school drinking water for lead […]
Governor Chris Christie signed legislation, P.L.2017, c.83 (A-3785 / S-2396 (Downey / Ruiz), May 11 that requires the State to pay the educational costs for students who reside in a homeless shelter outside of […]
Over 140 state and national organizations have signed on to a letter to urge congressional appropriators to preserve federal funding that helps schools and districts improve teacher and principal quality. President Donald Trump’s budget […]
Legislation signed earlier this week, P.L, 2017, c. 62 (S-2398 / A-3879), requires high school districts to review and potentially adopt a policy that could allow a student who participates in a school-sponsored, interscholastic […]
The New Jersey State Board of Education maintained a healthy agenda at their May meeting, hearing from the Department of Education on AchieveNJ, having a second discussion on proposed NJQSAC changes, approving the […]
The Governor indicated earlier this week that additional changes to health benefits are not expected as part of the proposal he plans to present on pension changes. In early April, Christie discussed his plan […]
State Sen. Nia Gill and Assemblywoman Marlene Caride joined about a dozen education advocates May 3 to call on Senate President Stephen Sweeney and Sen. Teresa Ruiz to post a resolution declaring that using […]