August 16, 2023
Every district, charter and renaissance school must complete the online New Jersey Holocaust Mandate Survey within 60 days of receipt, or no later than Oct. 16, 2023, the New Jersey Department of Education noted in an advisory.
August 10, 2023
The New Jersey State Department of Treasury’s Division of Pensions and Benefits has released a Notice to Certifying Officers regarding the one-year extension of Chapter 408 for the 2023-2024 school year.
August 10, 2023
The revised Election Calendar for special elections can be accessed through the link on the New Jersey Department of Education’s Office of School Finance webpage.
August 10, 2023
Local educational agencies receiving funding through preschool education aid are required to contract with every willing Head Start program that is able to meet the requirements for the number of eligible preschool students in the local Head Start catchment area determined by the federal government.
August 19, 2023
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona announced the launch of a new $25 million Career Connected High School Grant program at the Unlocking Pathways Summit in Aurora, Colorado.
August 21, 2023
Through the campaign, school administrators and personnel, teachers, parents and guardians, and state and local government officials will learn about school safety resources available at SchoolSafety.gov.
August 17, 2023
The Elections Transparency Act made various significant changes to New Jersey’s pay-to-play laws. Local Finance Notice 2023-14 explains the law and its impacts on non-fair and open contract awards, along with other areas such as the elimination of local pay-to-play policies.
August 17, 2023
Contracting units under the Local Public Contracts Law, Public School Contracts Law and County College Contracts Law are not required to enforce the Russia-Belarus vendor/contractor certification requirement at this time.
August 08, 2023
Chapter 44, signed in July 2020, made significant changes to the health benefit plans that school districts must offer to their employees, while simultaneously altering how much those employees contribute to the cost of their insurance coverage.
August 07, 2023
At its August meeting, the New Jersey State Board of Education heard updates and acted on numerous items, including updating regulations concerning equity and equality in education, requirements related to students in gifted and talented classes, Dynamic Learning Maps and Praxis qualifying scores.