Governor Chris Christie signed legislation, S-2086 / A-3424 (Whelan, Greenwald, Singleton), December 27, which changes the deadline for filing nominating petitions for school board candidates to the last Monday in July. The new law also revises procedures […]
NJ Supreme Court Upholds NJDOE Authority on Charter School Approval
The New Jersey Supreme Court on December 16 rejected a charter school applicant’s challenge to how the state decides on whether to grant a charter. The court unanimously upheld the state Department of Education's exclusive authority […]
FEA Wins $5 Million Grant from USDOE
The Foundation for Education Administration has been awarded a $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education under the School Leadership Program which supports the development enhancement and expansion of innovative programs to […]
MBOS-CHANGES IMPACT HOW YOU CAN ACCESS YOUR PENSION ACCOUNT INFORMATION
If as either an active or retired member of the pension fund (TPAF or PERS) you have not registered for the Member benefit Online System (MBOS) – it may be time to do it! […]
Pension Fraud and Abuse Unit Created by Governor
The Governor’s office announced August 7 that a new Pension Fraud and Abuse Unit tasked with investigating pension fraud and abuse. The unit was created by way of executive order (EO#138). It will be […]
NJPSA Testifies In Support of Teacher Leader Endorsement
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 […]