Agenda Bios NJDOE Presentation NJPSA – PAC Pension & Health Benefits Pension Amendment Action Alert About the Constitutional Amendment (Power Point) US Supreme Court Declines To Hear NJ Pension Case NJ Supreme Court Hears […]
Agenda Bios NJDOE Presentation NJPSA – PAC Pension & Health Benefits Pension Amendment Action Alert About the Constitutional Amendment (Power Point) US Supreme Court Declines To Hear NJ Pension Case NJ Supreme Court Hears […]
Voters in 10 New Jersey school districts approved an estimated $127 million worth of construction projects, while residents in three other communities rejected projects totaling $125.7 million, according to unofficial results from Tuesday’s special elections. About […]
The Assembly Education Committee led by Chairman Patrick Diegnan (D-18) moved a comprehensive bill package aimed at enhancing school safety and security. The bill package – primarily sponsored by Chairman Diegnan – seeks to […]
The Senate Education took testimony on several measures related to early childhood education March 3. NJPSA was on hand to weigh in on the proposals. Early Child Package S-973 (Ruiz / Beach) – “Early Childhood […]
The New Jersey State Board of Education heard from NJPSA Executive Director and Anti-Bullying Taskforce Chair Pat Wright on final recommendations of the Anti-Bullying Taskforce, received an update on potential accountability changes wrought by […]
The US Supreme Court announced February 29 that it will not hear the pension case brought by public employees, including administrators and teachers. The justices denied the petition for review, leaving in place a […]
The Christie Administration released the Education Adequacy Report (EAR) March 1, several days after release of State Aid numbers to districts (Christie Administration Releases State Aid Figures, February 19). The report outlines the methodology […]
School aid figures for fiscal year 2017 were released by the Christie Administration February 19. The proposed budget allocates $13.3 billion toward public education ($548 million over last fiscal year). Of the total funding, […]
A bipartisan bill establishing a new class of police officers to provide security to schools and county colleges sailed through the state Senate February 11. The measure, S-86 (Bucco/Sweeney) would create a new “class […]
Governor Chris Christie delivered his seventh budget address to the New Jersey Legislature February 16 proposing a $34.8 billion spending plan which includes a small increase (1 percent) in education funding over the past […]