July 01, 2024
The Senate and General Assembly acted on legislation affecting local school districts at their final voting sessions before heading into the traditional summer recess.
June 25, 2024
As the busy spring season at the State House continues, several legislative committees met over the past week and advanced various measures affecting local school districts. This article provides a rundown of bills that progressed over the last week.
June 11, 2024
On June 5, 2024, Gov. Phil Murphy signed S-2930/A-4045, a bill that revises the state’s Open Public Records Act, into law. This measure contains several important changes that update the 22-year-old law.
May 20, 2024
The New Jersey Educator Evaluation Review Task Force will examine the educator evaluation process, gather data, evaluate the data and make recommendations concerning the annual evaluation process for teachers, principals, assistant principals and vice principals established pursuant to the TEACHNJ Act.
May 14, 2024
Gov. Phil Murphy approved legislation that will restore a portion of the school aid cuts some school districts will experience under the fiscal year 2025 state budget proposal. It will also grant property tax levy cap flexibility to districts that have witnessed a recent decline in state aid.
May 07, 2024
Several legislative committees, including both the Assembly and Senate Education committees met in Trenton on Monday, May 6. This article highlights a number of education-related bills that were considered.
April 16, 2024
On Monday, April 15, the full General Assembly approved legislation, A-4161, that would restore a portion of the state aid reductions various school districts would experience under the proposed state budget for fiscal year 2025.
April 08, 2024
On Friday, April 5, the Assembly Education Committee approved legislation, A-4161, designed to provide a pathway to mitigate school aid reductions some districts will experience under Gov. Phil Murphy’s fiscal year 2025 budget proposal.
March 19, 2024
The fiscal year 2025 budget season continued its busy pace over the last week as the Senate Education Committee heard testimony from invited guests, including the New Jersey School Boards Association, regarding the school funding formula.
March 12, 2024
Monday, March 11 was a particularly busy day for education activity at the State House.