The Senate Education Committee met January 30, hearing a slew of revived bills from the last legislative session as well as legislation that would require School Board input when a Superintendent seeks to close […]
PARCC & Smarter Balanced Participating State Chiefs Tell USDE Hands Off of Student Data
The chief state school officers in states participating in the two common assessment consortia, PARCC and Smarter Balance notified USDE January 23 that states will not be sharing “personally identifiable information about k-12 students […]
First in the Nation: Arts Education Included in the Just Released New Jersey School Performance Reports
New Jersey is the first state in the nation to include arts education measures as part of the annual School Performance Reports. The Reports, released today by the New Jersey Department of Education, are […]
Assembly Releases 216th Legislative Session Committee Assignments, Returning Members & Several New Additions to Ed Committee
The Assembly issued its committee assignments for this legislative session January 27. The list included some changes to the Ed Committee as well as the return of some familiar faces. The Committee will remain […]
NJPSA Member Dr. James Pedersen Pens New Book on Millennial Parents
NJPSA Member Dr. James Pedersen has authored a new book entitled, The Rise of the Millennial Parents: Parenting Yesterday and Today. This book is currently available at Amazon at http://www.amazon.com/The-Rise-Millennial-Parents-Parenting/dp/1475805365 and is based on […]
Final Answers on 215th Legislative Session As Gov Approves and Vetoes Several Measures
While the 215th Legislature came to close the evening of January 13 the Govenor had until January 22 to either put the nail in the coffin or approve any lingering bills on his desk. NJPSA […]
Governor Signs Dyslexia Screening, Social Media and Contract Extension Bills, Pocket Vetoes School Security, Drop-Out Prevention and Health Care Savings Legislation
On the last day that the Governor could sign, or not sign, legislation of the 215th legislative session, Governor Chris Christie approved several measures, and pocket vetoed a couple others. The table below outlines […]
NJ Increases School Breakfast Participation
Rising sharply from 46th last year, to 37th this year, New Jersey is serving more children from low-income families a healthy breakfast at the start of their school day, according to a national report released January […]
Governor & Lieutenant Governor Take Oath for Second Term, NJPSA President In Attendance
On a snow filled day that blanketed most of the Garden State, Governor Chris Christie and Lieutenant Kim Guadagno were sworn in for a second term at the War Memorial in Trenton. NJPSA President […]
Federal Spending Bill Would Loosen Sequestration Stranglehold on Districts A Little
Federal funding for most schools would be largely restored after the biggest cuts to K-12 spending in history, under a giant spending bill unveiled January 13 by Republican and Democratic leaders in Congress. And the […]