The state Senate approved a concurrent resolution, September 15 calling for the formation of a State School Aid Funding Fairness Commission. The resolution, SCR-119 (Sweeney / Ruiz), sponsored by Senators Stephen Sweeney and Teresa Ruiz, passed, 28-6. The […]
Governor Goes To Court On School Funding Arguing for Elimination of Seniority
The Christie administration asked the New Jersey Supreme Court late last week to allow the State to cancel educator contracts, saying unconstitutional tenure mandates have impeded the ability of schools in poor districts to offer students a “thorough […]
Assembly Ed Committee Moves Leg To Eliminate mSGPs From Teacher & Principal Evaluation
The Assembly Education Committee approved legislation, A-4122 (Caride/Jasey), September 19 that would eliminate the use of standardized assessments as measure of student growth or progress in the evaluations of teachers, principals, assistant principals, and […]
Senate Ed Committee Approves Legislation Establishing School Funding Commission & School Security Package at ‘Back to School’ Session
The Senate Education Committee took testimony on several pieces of legislation affecting students and schools September 12. Among the legislation approved was a concurrent resolution to establish a School Funding Commission with ‘BRACC-like’ authority […]
SEHBP Commission Meeting Report – September 14, 2016.
Director of Retirement Services Bob Murphy attended the School Employees Health Benefit Plan Commission meeting on September 14. Here are his observations. As a result of Judge Jacobsen’s Court Order (9/12/16) the School Employees Health […]
ACNJ Releases Annual Report On Chronic Absenteeism
According to a report released September 14 by Advocates for Children of New Jersey, more than one in 10 K-12 students statewide, or about 136,000 children in 216 districts, were chronically absent from school during the 2014-15 academic […]
NJPP Says 9 Policy Decisions Sent NJ Spiraling Downward
A statewide think tank released an in-depth report that attributes the state’s poor economic health to nine specific policy decisions over the past two decades. New Jersey Policy Perspective, a left-leaning think tank, says […]
SEHPB Commission Holds Info Only Discussion On Medicare Advantage Plan
State officials and labor representatives on the School Employees Health Benefit Plan Commission (SEHPBC) held an information-only meeting September 14 to discuss moving retirees into Medicare Advantage, pursuant to a consent order signed earlier […]
NJPSA Council Meeting Digital Folder
NJPSA COUNCIL MEETING September 16, 2016 9:00 a.m. -1:00 p.m. AGENDA (Agenda (PDF Version)) I. Welcome Welcome & Pledge of Allegiance – Amy Stella, Immediate Past President Presentation of Gavel – Amy […]
State Board Says Goodbye To Commissioner Hespe, Welcomes Kimberley Harrington As Org Changes Happen and Other Initiatives Announced
The New Jersey State Board of Education recognized the accomplishments of Commissioner David Hespe, who is scheduled to leave the Department at the end of the month. The Board also approved several organizational changes, […]