The New Jersey Department of Education provided the State Board with several key presentations related to last year’s administration of the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) assessment, including comparatives to […]
State Board Makes Last Minute Changes to Teacher Prep Code
The State Board of Education approved several last minute changes related to clinical practice/student teaching requirements as part of the current regulatory proposal related to teacher preparation and certification. NJDOE Presentation Last Minute Changes […]
Sustainability Education Focus of State Board Meeting
The New Jersey State Board of Education heard from Green School expert on benefits of environmental education and got an update on current sustainability efforts in New Jersey schools at the November 4 board […]
Newark Submits District Improvement Plan to State, Superintendent Cerf Presents to State Board
Newark Public Schools officials have submitted a district improvement plan (DIP) to the state Department of Education, marking a critical step toward re-establishing local control of the school district. The submission comes on the […]
Assembly Election Results In: Dems Pick Up 4 Seats In Low Turnout Election
In an election reported to be the lowest turnout in New Jersey history, at 21 percent, Democrats picked up four seats moving the Caucus closer to a veto proof majority. Results Democrats picked up […]
Budget Deal May Kill Social Security Strategy
The budget bill the White House and congressional leaders hammered out earlier this week could shut down two popular Social Security claiming strategies that married couples and their financial advisers have come to rely […]
NJ Legislature Honors School Principals
The New Jersey Legislature honored school principals October 22 with approval of a Joint Legislative Resolution honoring Principals in light of National Principal’s Month. The Resolution was sponsored by Senator Greenstein, Assemblyman Benson and Assemblyman […]
School Ethics Commission Issues Advisory Opinions on Conflict of Interest In Negotiation Question
The School Ethics Commission issued two opinions earlier this week related to conflict of interest questions for School Board Members who may have family that are members of the same union negotiating with the […]
State Board Retreat Focuses On Vision & Mission for NJ Education, Gets Overview of CAR Model
The New Jersey State Board of Education met October 21, having an in-depth discussion on their vision for education in New Jersey. As part of that discussion, Executive Director Pat Wright gave the overview […]
Assembly Speaker Honored As Champion of Voc Ed
Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto will be honored as a “Champion of Vocational Education” by the Hudson County Schools of Technology Foundation during its annual gala. Prieto was primary sponsor and pusher of recent legislation […]