Moody’s Financial Services warned last week that based upon a New Jersey Treasury Bond Prospectus, if the state government doesn’t start properly funding its pension system, a budgetary nightmare will ensue. The state Treasury […]
Bi-partisan Congressional Group Reaches Deal on Private Pension Plan Cuts
According to a recent report in the Washington Post, a bipartisan group of congressional leaders reached a deal Tuesday evening that would allow – for the first time in history – the benefits of […]
Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Hespe for Ed Commissioner
Acting Commissioner David Hespe took an important step toward becoming official as New Jersey’s Education Chief December 11. Hespe, who has served over nine months in the job was approved by the Senate Judiciary […]
NJDOE Announces New NJQSAC Waiver Process and Enhanced Grad Rate At December Meeting, Also Approve Evaluation Regs & Religious Calendar
The New Jersey State Board of Education had a busy December meeting, hearing a proposal to modify how high-performing districts may be monitored under the New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum (QSAC) process, as […]
Governor Signs Majority of Vocational Package, Vetoes Bills With Funding Requirement
Governor Chris Christie signed most of a legislative package associated with strengthening vocational schools December 3, vetoing two of the measures which required funding by the State. The legislation was championed by the Assembly […]
PARCC Releases Field Test Report
The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Career (PARCC) released a report, Field Test: Lessons Learned, earlier this week. The report shows that the spring 2014 field test of the PARCC assessments […]
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Bill Encouraging Schools to Establish Breakfast After the Bell Program Now Law
Legislation, A-679 / A-2186 / S-1879 (Cryan, Benson, Singleton, Lampitt, Riley, Pinkin, Turner, Beach), which encourages schools to establish "breakfast after the bell" programs in school districts, participating in the federal school breakfast program was […]
Senate Ed Committee Approves Teacher Leader Endorsement & EpiPen Legislation
The Senate Education Committee approved several measures November 13 including a measure to create a new ‘Teacher-Leader’ Endorsement as well as legislation that would require to keep epi-pens on hand for students in the […]
NJ Appeals Panel Finds Charter Schools Can Open Satellite Locations
A New Jersey Appellate Panel found November 12 that the New Jersey State Board of Education’s recent regulations allowing existing successful charter schools to open satellite locations within their districts of residence is lawful. […]