November 21, 2022
On Nov. 21, the New Jersey Senate held a voting session that gave final legislative approval to S-588/A-4169, a bill requiring the State Board of Education to adopt academic standards in information literacy, among other actions.
November 01, 2022
Last week was a busy one in the Legislature, with the General Assembly holding a voting session and giving final legislative approval to a bill designed to assist law enforcement in responding to school emergencies and the Senate Education Committee and Senate Transportation Committee considering other measures.
October 18, 2022
The Assembly Education Committee hosted a hearing on interrupted learning and discussed a bill that would revise school facility project processes. The Senate and various other Assembly committees also met over the last week.
October 03, 2022
On Thursday, Sept. 29, the Senate Education Committee met for the first time since June to consider various pieces of legislation that would impact public schools. Various other committees also met to consider education-related bills.
September 26, 2022
On Thursday, Sept. 22, the Assembly Education Committee returned from summer recess to consider a variety of bills affecting school districts.
August 08, 2022
The purpose of the school threat assessment team is to help ensure a safe and secure school environment by assisting staff in identifying students who pose a potential safety risk and preventing targeted violence in the district.
July 06, 2022
On June 30, the new state budget was signed, as well as several education measures.
June 28, 2022
The measures, S-2023/A-4402, would appropriate more than $50 billion while providing a total of $18.6 billion to the New Jersey Department of Education, a 3% increase over the fiscal year 2022 budget.
June 21, 2022
Both the Senate and General Assembly convened at the State House on June 16 and held voting sessions. A summary of the substance and status of any education-related proposal is included in this article.
June 13, 2022
On June 9, several committees convened and advanced various measures affecting New Jersey school districts.