NJPSA Executive Director Pat Wright testified before the Joint Committee on the Public Schools (JCPS) earlier this week on implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). Ms. Wright was joined by a […]
NJ Senators Booker & Menendez, USDE Secretary & Ed Stakeholders Have ESSA Discussion, NJPSA Past President Emil Carafa Weighs In On Impact of Law In NJ
Past NJPSA President Emil Carafa had a candid conversation about implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act, the current version of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act October 6, with US Secretary of Education […]
State Board Gets First Glimpse At Charter School Proposal As NJ Teacher of the Year Named
The New Jersey State Board of Education had an opportunity to review a new proposal to provide charter schools significant flexibility. The Board also honored the new State Teacher of the Year, Argine Safari, […]
School Employees Health Benefit Program – Open Enrollment October 1 – 31, 2016
Hopefully by now, if your district is enrolled in the SEHBP for your health benefits, you are aware that open enrollment has begun and runs through October 31st. The link below will take you […]
Court Dismisses Suit Filed By Christie Administration Against SEHBP Union Representatives
In a ruling issued late Monday afternoon, Judge Mary Jacobson dismissed with prejudice a lawsuit brought by the State that sought to compel union representatives on the School Employees’ Health Benefits Commission (SEHBC) to attend […]
State Auditor Says NJDOE Not In Compliance With SFRA
According to an audit report issued by the Office of Legislative Services, while the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) did comply with the state Appropriations Acts in how it calculated funding for school […]
Senate Passes Senate President’s Funding Commission Resolution
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 […]