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, […]
Labor SEHBPC Members Hailing From NJEA In Court Over Attendance
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 […]
RTI Framework Encouraged By New Law
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 […]
NJDOE To Conduct Phys Ed Standards Review to Incorporate Substance Abuse Instruction Under New Law
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 […]