A Rite of Spring – Nonrenewal of Nontenured Teaching Staff Members By Wayne J. Oppito, Esq. New Jersey statute, N.J.S.A. 18A:27-10 reads: On or before May 15 in each year, each nontenured teaching staff […]
State Board Learns About SGOs, Gives Newark & Paterson Back a Little Control
The State Board of Education at their June 4 meeting returned some semblance of control to state-operated Newark and Paterson, received an overview on student growth objectives, and made some changes to rollout timelines […]
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NJPSA Presents Leadership Scholarship Awards to 25 High School Students
Twenty-five high school seniors statewide earned a $2,000 Student Leadership Scholarship awarded by the New Jersey Principals and Supervisors Association during a May 20, 2014 scholarship luncheon at the NJPSA/FEA headquarters in Monroe […]
Vocational Education Bill Package Introduced by Assembly Speaker and Education Chair
On Monday, May 19, Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto and Assembly Education Committee Chairman Patrick J. Diegnan Jr. unveiled an 8-bill package to improve and expand New Jersey’s vocational school programs, citing it […]
Positive Changes for Women’s Health Care – Chapter 196, P.L. 2013
This law was approved on January 17, 2014 and becomes effective on May 1, 2014. It applies to all contracts and policies that are delivered, issued, executed, or renewed or approved for issuance […]
July 1, 2014 Pension Rate and Health Benefit Contribution Increase
July 1, 2014 – Pension Rate and Health Benefit Contributions Increase! On July 1, 2014 your Pension contribution increases from 6.78% to 6.92%. This is the fourth year of a seven year increase […]
Assembly Ed Moves PARCC Impact Delay Legislation, Also Approves Leg Making AP Computer Science Count Toward Math/Science Grad Requirement & Bill Mandating CPR Training for All Students
The Assembly Education Committee, hearing from a wide swath of educators, community leaders, parents, and advocates, moved legislation, A-3081/A-990/A-2091 (Jasey/Eustace/Andrzejczak), that would establish a new taskforce, Education Reform Review Task Force, to examine the impact of the implementation of the […]
Secretary Duncan Appears Before Senate Budget on FY2015 Ed Budget
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan returned to Capitol Hill this week to once again defend the President’s FY 2015 budget for the Department of Education (ED) before the Senate Budget Committee on May 6. […]
Save the Date: Core Curriculum Content Standards Public Hearing Dates Released
The State Board is beginning the re-adoption of the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards process this spring. Review of the first set of standards to be considered will include: Visual & Performing Arts, Comprehensive […]