ALERT: Special Session Bills Won’t Save Money, Will Hurt Kids
The time to act is now. Senate and Assembly votes on the special session bills may begin as early as next week.
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Special Session Bills Will Not Solve Property Tax Problem – NJSBA
A bill under consideration by one of the joint legislative committees studying property tax reform will do nothing to lower property taxes. Instead, it could increase school costs, embroil local education policy in party politics, and distance school policy decisions from parents and voters, a representative of the New Jersey School Boards Association testified today.
Coalition Scores on QSAC Changes
The state Senate and the Assembly Education Committee this week agreed to NJSBA-advocated amendments to bills affecting the state monitoring process.
Ciak Discusses Special Session on Cablevision
NJSBA President Kevin E. Ciak addressed many of the special session issues during a recent half-hour interview on Cablevision’s “Meet the Leaders” program.
Special Session Panels Hear Bills
All four joint legislative committees on property tax reform have scheduled meetings for Thursday, Dec. 7.
Record Number of N.J. Students Take ACT Test
Eight percent of New Jersey’s 2006 high school graduates took the ACT college entrance exam at some point in their high school career, the Iowa-based testing company recently reported.
Ed Building Named for Civil Rights Judge
The New Jersey Department of Education building recently has been dedicated to honor U.S. District Court Judge Robert L. Carter, a pioneering civil rights attorney who presented part of the legal argument in the famous Brown v. Board of Education case.
Summary: Semi-Annual Delegate Assembly
The NJSBA semi-annual Delegate Assembly met at the National Conference Center/Holiday Inn, East Windsor, N.J. on Nov. 18, 2006 to consider two resolutions; sunset review of the NJSBA Positions and Policies On Education Manual, Section 3000 (Business and Non-instructional Operations), Section 4000 (Personnel); and the sunset review of NJSBA Bylaws.
ETS Seeks Survey Participants
The Princeton-based Educational Testing Service is planning a study on “non-cognitive” factors that might influence student learning.
Four Districts Earn Language Grants
Four New Jersey school districts will share more than $500,000 in grant funds over the next three years under the federal National Security Language Initiative.
NJSBA Special Ed Survey Due Dec. 15
How New Jersey funds special education is a major issue facing state leaders as they construct a new school finance system.
Training Programs and Resources
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