Dear NJPSA Members, Yesterday, Governor Christie delivered his annual budget address to the NJ Legislature and the people of this state. Instead of laying out an agenda dedicated to growing the state’s economy […]
JUDGE JACOBSON RULES IN FAVOR OF EMPLOYEE PENSIONS
On Monday of this week, less than 24 hours before Governor Christie unveiled his budget for FY2016, Superior Court Judge Mary Jacobson, found in favor of the plaintiffs, including the NJPSA, in a lawsuit […]
Governor Delivers Budget Address Focused Almost Exclusively on Pension & Health Benefits
Governor Chris Christie delivered his annual budget address to the Legislature February 24 but the larger budget specifics were eclipsed by his plan to address pension and health benefit issues. Pension Roadmap? Top on […]
Teacher Leader Bill Held
Teacher Leader Bill Held Legislation, A-448 (Jasey, Diegnan) / S-165 (Whelan)), which would create a new teacher -leader endorsement was held during the full Assembly session yesterday to do a bit of re-tooling and […]
PARCC Moratorium Legislation Passed by Assembly
Legislation, A-4190 (Diegnan), which would establish a three year moratorium on the use of PARCC scores for students and educators was passed by the Assembly February 23 by a vote of 63-7-4. The legislation […]
Judge Rules State Must Make Pension Payment for 2015
A judge ruled February 23 that the Christie Administration must work with the Legislature to find a way to replace $1.57 billion in pension funds that were diverted to balance the state's current budget. […]
Judge Orders Governor Christie to Make Pension Payment – Learn More
JUDGE JACOBSON RULES IN FAVOR OF EMPLOYEE PENSIONS By Robert M. Schwartz, Chief Counsel, NJPSA On Monday of this week, less than 24 hours before Governor Christie unveiled his budget for FY2016, Superior […]
NJPTA Puts Best Foot Forward on PARCC
The New Jersey Parent Teacher Association (NJPTA) has developed an initiative to help parents, students, teachers, and all community members to better understand PARCC and the reasons that the members of We Raise NJ […]
Putting Your Best Foot Forward on PARCC
The New Jersey Parent Teacher Association (NJPTA) has developed an initiative to help parents, students, teachers, and all community members to better understand PARCC and the reasons that the members of We Raise NJ […]
NJPSA Statement in Support of Legislation Creating a New Teacher Leader Endorsement
NJPSA issued the following statement to the Assembly in support of legislation, (A-448 (Jasey, Diegnan) / S-165 (Whelan)), which would create a new teacher -leader endorsement. The legislation is expected to be heard by the […]