NJPSA testified in support of several legislative proposals May 13 before the Assembly Education Committee May 13 including one that would establish a new teacher leader endorsement A-3989 (Jasey). The Association also raised some […]
Charter School Draft Circulating
A draft of a bill is in the works to revamp New Jersey's charter law. Sponsored by Assemblyman Diegnan (D-Middlesex) chair of the Assembly Education Committee the legislation would require charter schools to provide […]
NJPSA Testifies on Eval Regs Before State Board of Education
On April 3 NJPSA testified before the State Board of Education on newly proposed regulations in light of the enactment of the TEACHNJ Act. This was stakeholder’s first opportunity to weigh in on the […]
4th i3 Competition Kicks Off With Pre-Screening
The U.S Department of Education is accepting “pre-applications” for its small $3 million development grants which are part of a larger $150 million Investing in Innovation grant contest. The deadline to apply is April […]
NJDOE Releases Reports on Year 1 of Evaluation Pilots Indicates System Changes Based Upon Lessons Learned
The New Jersey Department of Education released findings on the first year of the ten district “evaluation pilot” under the Excellent Educators for New Jersey (EE4NJ) program February 5. The release included a report […]
Temp Control Legislation Held by Senate Budget & Appropriations Committee
The Senate Budget & Appropriations Committee held legislation S-817 (Smith) which seeks to “establishes temperature control guidelines and standards for school facilities.” NJPSA voiced concerns with the legislation seeking amendment to the bill. Specifically […]
NJPSA Comments on Use of Free & Reduced Lunch Metric As A Proxy for an At-Risk Determination Under SFRA
NJPSA submitted comments to the Governor’s Education Funding Task Force earlier this week imploring the group to carefully consider any recommended changes to the School Funding Reform Act around the use of free and […]
NJ Supreme Court Rules Pension Legislation Violates Constitution as to Judge's Compensation
The New Jersey Supreme Court rules July 24 that P.L.2011 c.78 more commonly known as the pensions and benefits reform legislation violates the New Jersey Constitution as to the compensation of currently sitting judges […]
NJPSA and Other Ed Stakeholder Urges the DOE to Hold Off On Proposed Charter Changes
Members of the LEE group including NJPSA issued a letter to Acting Commissioner Christopher Cerf July 11 urging the Department of Education to hold off on approval of two virtual charter schools in light […]
Committee Approves Disability Pension Legislation Changes
The Senate State Government Committee released bill S-1913 (Sweeney) May 14. The legislation would tighten the criteria and the process by which disability pensions are granted in the various pension systems including the Teachers’ […]