Attorneys for both the State and labor representatives on the School Employees Health Benefit Plan Commission (SEHPBC) faced off in court September 7, with each accusing the other of manipulating the commission that governs […]
Attorneys for both the State and labor representatives on the School Employees Health Benefit Plan Commission (SEHPBC) faced off in court September 7, with each accusing the other of manipulating the commission that governs […]
Governor Chris Christie signed legislation, A-2566 / S-496 (Jasey, Wimberly, Ruiz, Turner), establishing a new Response to Intervention (RTI) initiative in New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) to support and encourage school districts to […]
Legislation, A-2292 / S-372 (Vainieri Huttle, Benson, McKnight, Gusciora, Lampitt, Wimberly, Codey, Allen), requiring the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) to conduct a review of the Core Curriculum Content Standards in Health and Physical […]
Governor Chris Christie signed legislation, S-2081 / A-3790 (Ruiz, Turner, Vainieri Huttle, Wimberly), which limits expulsions and suspensions for students in preschool through grade 2 with certain exceptions. The new law also requires early […]
NJPSA Executive Director Pat Wright issued the following statement in response to the announcement that Commissioner David Hespe is stepping down effective at the end of September, and that Assistant Commissioner Kimberley Harrington will be […]
NJPSA Executive Director Pat Wright issued the following statement in response to the New Jersey Department of Education August 31 announcement of changes to evaluation weights for the 2016-17 school year: “Yesterday, the New […]
The State Attorney General filed a request in state Superior Court earlier this week seeking to compel members of the School Employees’ Health Benefits Program Commission who are appointed by the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) […]
The New Jersey Department of Education released changes to evaluation weights for the 2016-2017 school year last evening. The changes modify the percentage related to median ‘Student Growth Percentile’ or SGP which changed from […]
Current law requires districts to complete fire and security drills within a certain number of days of school opening. Districts are required to comply with both fire and safety regulations as stipulated by statute […]
A record number of New Jersey students took the ACT in 2016, and the state’s average score decreased to its lowest in five years. New Jersey’s performance was consistent with overall achievement among high school […]