On Monday, NJPSA members joined hundreds of public employees for a Lobby Day at the State House in Trenton. Our goal was to advocate for the posting and passage of a proposed constitutional amendment, […]
On Monday, NJPSA members joined hundreds of public employees for a Lobby Day at the State House in Trenton. Our goal was to advocate for the posting and passage of a proposed constitutional amendment, […]
Throughout September the New Jersey Department of Education is planning several ‘Public Listening Sessions’ on implementation of the federal ‘Every Student Succeeds Act’ (ESSA). The sessions will provide opportunities for interested groups and individuals […]
Changes to regulations related to investigation of harassment, intimidation and bullying (HIB) as well as educator effectiveness (evaluation) moved forward for publication in the New Jersey Register at the July 2016 State Board of […]
Representatives of New Jersey’s major education organizations met with Senate President Stephen Sweeney July 11 to discuss changes to the State’s current funding proposal – the School Funding Reform Act of 2008. The meeting […]
Gov. Chris Christie issued an Executive Order June 30 that will hold funds in reserve until the health benefit plan design committees for educators and public workers figure out how to cut $250 million […]
Both the Senate Democrats and the Governor have been touting competing school funding proposals, coupled with websites. Senate Action The Senate Democrats released Formula4Success site late last week. The site includes information about the […]
If you were to die ‘in-service’ (while still an active employee) your spouse/ beneficiary is entitled to your Life Insurance plus what you have contributed to the Pension fund. Like most TPAF members, you […]
Governor Chris Christie signed a $34.5 billion FY2017 budget late June 30, making a few changes to the budget bill presented to him just days prior. The Governor used his line-item veto pen just […]
Lawmakers sent a $34.8 billion budget to Gov. Chris Christie’s desk late Monday night. It included $275 million in spending beyond what was proposed in February. The budget, often one of the more contentious […]
A number of bills are slated for gubernatorial review in the coming days. They include legislation related to student expulsions and suspensions, Response to Intervention (RTI) and the creation of a new class of […]