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 […]
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 had a chance to weigh in on several measures affecting New Jersey students, educators and schools January 29. The Senate Education Committee took testimony on a number of bills related to student certification, […]
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. […]
The Study Commission on the Use of Student Assessments in New Jersey Interim Report was issued by the New Jersey Department of Education January 23. In the interim report, the commission reviewed public perceptions […]