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 […]
Governor Signs Legislation Updating DOH Regs On Blood Lead Levels In Kids
The Governor signed legislation, P.L.2017, c.7 (S-1830 / A-3411 (Rice, Vitale, Turner, Muoio, Benson, Singleton, Greenwald, Pinkin, Downey, Sumter, Wimberly)), February 6 requiring the Department of Health (DOH) to update current regulation related to […]
Senate Ed Approves Bill Approving Sup Cap, Chronic Absenteeism Measure & Legislation Requiring An Aide on School Buses Carrying Special Needs Students
The Senate Education Committee moved several pieces of legislation forward at their February 7 hearing, including a bill that would require schools to address pockets of chronic absence among students, a measure requiring the […]
NJPSA President & Board Member Testify On School Funding
NJPSA President Nicole Moore and Board Member Heather Moran testified before the Senate Select Committee on School Funding Fairness on January 28 at Kingsway Regional School District. The hearing focused on inequities in the […]
State Board Rejects Charter School Certification Rules, Hears From Jersey City School District
The New Jersey State Board of Education in an unprecedented move rejected part of a Department proposal to modify charter school certification requirements for principals, teachers and business administrators. The Board also approved fiscal […]
House Republicans Go After ESSA Teacher Prep & Accountability Rules
Republicans on the House education committee today began an effort to erase the Obama administration’s teacher preparation regulations and its accountability rule under the Every Student Succeeds Act. Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.), who chairs the House […]
NJ Supreme Court Denies Motion To Reopen Abbott & Eliminate Seniority In SDA Districts
The state Supreme Court has denied a motion by the Christie administration to revisit the Abbott v. Burke school funding case, including a request to ignore teacher tenure rules. Details of the Filing Back […]
Gov Says Legislature Would Be ‘Stupid’ Not To Cut Pension Deal With Him
Gov. Chris Christie thinks he could can reach a deal with lawmakers to fix the state’s troubled pension system and that State Democratic Lawmakers would be stupid not to do it. Christie also said […]
NJPSA Testifies As Part of Marathon School Funding Discussion
NJPSA joined fellow education advocates in testifying before two Legislative committees this week. Both the Joint Committee on the Public Schools and Assembly Education Committee heard from a myriad of ed stakeholders across the […]
State’s Grad Rate Increases For Fifth Consecutive Year
The state’s high school graduation rate rose for the fifth consecutive year, reaching 90.1 percent in 2016, a 0.4 percent increase from the year before, the state Department of Education announced January 12. This marks […]