The US Department of Education, in concert with the US Department of Justice released joint guidance to schools explaining how federal law prohibiting sex discrimination affects schools’ obligations toward transgender students. The Department of Education […]
Assembly Health Committee Approves Legislation To Modify State Standards On Child Lead Blood Levels, As Gov Agrees to Change
The Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee approved legislation, (A-3411/S-1830 (Muoio / Rice)), to strengthen the state’s response to elevated blood lead levels in children. The bill would amend current state statutes related to […]
NJDOE Reaches Agreement With ELC On Graduation Requirements, Code Proposal Marches On
The State of New Jersey reached a settlement with the Education Center (ELC) and the ACLU-NJ last week on graduation requirements for 2016-17 graduates. The agreement, which is consistent with current proposed regulation, will […]
NJDOE Releases Performance Reports
The New Jersey Department of Education released the School Performance Reports for the 2014-15 school year May 6. The reports highlight indicators of college and career readiness which include the following: data on student […]
State Board Moves HIB Code Forward, Gets 1st Glimpse at Evaluation Changes, & Approves Changes to NJ Standards
The New Jersey State Board of Education at their May meeting, had a second discussion on proposed changes to the rules that govern harassment, intimidation and bullying investigations. The Board also got a first […]
Governor Asks Legislature for Additional $10 Million For Lead Testing In Schools, Calls on NJDOE to Strengthen Regs
Governor Chris Christie announced May 4 that he was seeking an additional $10 million from the Legislature in the FY2017 budget to permit wide spread testing for lead in schools. Ed Reg Change? To […]
Pension Alert! Call Your Legislators Today On the Pension Amendment
State Senate President Stephen Sweeney introduced legislation last term that would permanently cement the State’s responsibility to fund government workers’ pensions within the New Jersey Constitution. The proposed constitutional amendment was approved by both houses of […]
Senator Gill Introduces Grad Requirement & Refusal Legislation
Senator Nia Gill (D-Essex) is calling for a moratorium on requiring students to sit and pass a standardized test to graduate high school until the 2020-2021school year. According to Gill, under the bill, students […]
Proposed Bill Would End State Takeover of Districts, Governor Vows Veto
Assemblyman Benjie Wimberly, in coordination with several others Assembly members, have proposed legislation, A-3637, that would strip the state Board of Education of its authority to place districts under state management and would restore […]
USDE Wants Your Input On ESSA Guidance
The Education Department wants to know which parts of the Every Student Succeeds Act it can clarify through guidance. Federal officials are currently in the thick of regulating on assessments, supplement not supplant and […]