Cap Bill Rushed through Legislature
Will the 4 percent property tax cap bill, A-1—introduced late Friday afternoon and passed on Monday by the Assembly, 71-8—hurt or help public education?

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Special Session Bills = Health Benefits Reform
The special session bills aimed at capping property taxes and reforming pensions would also achieve major portions of NJSBA’s goals in the area of employee benefits reform.

Building Connections in Washington and at Home
Florence “Peggy” Saslow, a great-grandmother in her 80s, is among the New Jersey contingent of school officials at this week’s Federal Relations Network conference in Washington, D.C.

Pension Reform Passes Assembly
The state Senate and Assembly this week passed legislation to change eligibility and benefits under the state-operated pension systems.

NJSBA: Construction Funding Needed
The issue of state funding for new school construction remains unresolved.

WEB EXTRA
NCLB Enters Year Six
With the passing of the fifth anniversary of the federal No Child Left Behind Act, the National School Boards Association and other national civil rights, education, disability advocacy, and other organizations are pushing for an overhaul in the legislation. NJSBA strongly supports the effort.

Education by the Numbers

E-Mail to Boards: Prepare for Evaluations
In a Jan. 25 e-mail to board presidents, NJSBA Executive Director Edwina M. Lee urged school districts to prepare for the superintendent evaluation process.

State Update: QSAC, Gang Education, Mandated Holidays
QSAC: On Jan. 25, Gov. Jon S. Corzine signed into law A-3676/S-2136, legislation that amends the New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum, the state’s new student monitoring system.

State Launches Security Site
The state Department of Education has launched a new Web site as a resource for school officials, parents, students and others interested in improving safety and security at New Jersey schools.

Dialogue on Issues
The Bergen County School Boards Association hosted state Education Commissioner Lucille E. Davy at its Fall Dinner Meeting in Washington Township. More than 175 board members and administrators from Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Morris, Passaic and Sussex Counties participated in a dialogue on current educational issues.

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