Governor Chris Christie signed legislation, A-1796 / S-2000 (O'Donnell, Jasey, Pinkin, Turner, Vitale), February 5,prohibiting school districts from denying student school breakfast or school lunch because payment is in arrears without prior notice to parent. The […]

NJPSA Executive Director Pat Wright and NJPSA Past President Emil Carafa testified before the Assembly Education Committee February 12.  The hearing focused in on three bills – two of which related to new Partnership […]

Governor Chris Christie announced the nomination of Richard L. Elbert, AIA, Esq. to the Schools Development Authority February 9.   Elbert has extensive expertise in the construction industry as a registered architect.  He also possess […]

Legislation, S801 / A304 (O'Toole / Turner / Russo / Rumana / Caride), that would require schools to maintain supply of epinephrine and permit administration of epinephrine to any student having anaphylactic reaction was […]

State Board Gets First Look At Professional Licensure Proposal, Also Gets Glimpse of PARCC Reports The State Board of Education, at their February meeting, got a first look at the updated PARCC reports.   In […]

The Anti-Bullying Task Force has released its Annual Report.

Members are increasingly facing questions related to the State’s participation in the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Career (PARCC) as New Jersey’s newly adopted state assessment system.  In response, NJPSA has […]

NJPSA provided written comment to the New Jersey Task Force on School Security late last week.  The taskforce, which took public testimony the week of  January 12, is comprising of education administrators and security […]

NASSP Board Member Christine Handy has been selected by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee to testify at an ESEA hearing January 27 that will focus on supporting teachers and school leaders. […]