Gov. Chris Christie’s administration said March 15 that state tax revenues shot up 31 percent in February from the same month last year and that revenues are now exceeding the state’s new projected growth […]
NJPSA 2017 Legislative Conference & Annual Membership Meeting
Agenda (pdf version) Live stream of the Legislative Conference Membership Meeting Regional Meetings Committee signup NJPSA PAC Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) NJDOE Presentation to NJPSA Membership Presentation (Overview) of Plan Full Proposed […]
State Board Reviews SEL Competencies & Gets An ESSA Update
The State Board of Education at their March 2017 meeting got a first look at newly created Social & Emotional Learning Competencies, received an ESSA Update and a presentation on student data security and privacy. The […]
NJPSA Reacts to the Governor’s Budget Address, Urges Full Funding of SFRA
In today’s FY 2018 Budget Address, Governor Christie continued a seven-year practice of flat funding for schools – once again failing to follow the School Funding Reform Act (SFRA). However, he went one step […]
NJ Schools Not Affected By New Fed Guidance On Transgender Students In Light Of NJLAD
Earlier this week the US Departments of Justice and Education issued guidance that rescinds a May 2016 guidance document that outlined the accommodations that districts should consider for transgender students. The February 22 document […]
Study Shows That In NJ ‘Per Pupil School Aid’ Shouldered by Communities
According to a report released this past week by EdBuild, New Jersey’s highest-in-the-nation figure for basic per-pupil education spending is considered generous, but it also expects local communities, rather than the state, to pay […]
Study Shows How Tenure Changes Impact Teacher Turnover
The Education Research Alliance of New Orleans (EAR) released a study earlier this week on how changes to teacher tenure impact teacher turnover. While the study did not address the effects of the policy […]
Assembly Ed Moves Computer Science Certification Bill & Resolution Calling State Board Adoption of Grad Requirements Inconsistent With Legislative Intent
The Assembly Education Committee at its meeting on February 13, moved several pieces of legislation, including a bill to that seeks to create a new endorsement for computer science as well as a resolution […]
NJDOE Releases ESSA Plan and Asks for Public Comment
On February 15, The New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) released its proposed State plan under Every Student Succeeds Act and has made it available for public comment through March 20. After receiving and […]
Law Affirming Changes to Teacher Certification Requiring Special Education Exposure Approved
The Governor signed legislation, P.L.2017, c.6 (S-1474 / A-2786 (Ruiz, Benson, Sumter, Caride, McKnight, Vainieri Huttle, Pintor Marin, Wimberly), which requires teacher preparation programs to include a certain amount of instruction or clinical experience […]