May 15, 2023
May 11 marked a busy day for the state Legislature as six committees met to advance various pieces of legislation concerning PreK-12 education.
May 09, 2023
On Monday, May 8, Gov. Phil Murphy signed A-1791/S-3306 (P.L.2023, c.47), which establishes a “Career and Technical Education Scholar Awards” program to recognize outstanding career and technical education students.
April 04, 2023
S-3732 offers additional funding to school districts that will see a reduction in school aid from the state in the fiscal year 2024 budget as a result of S-2.
March 27, 2023
Last week, various Assembly committees met and advanced several pieces of legislation concerning PreK-12 legislation, including the bill to mitigate state aid losses under S-2 and a bill that would expand the scope of allowable uses of sick leave for school district employees.
February 28, 2023
The last week has been an incredibly busy one at the State House. In this legislative update, the NJSBA's governmental relations team provides a detailed account of various measures that relate to education.
February 14, 2023
On Feb. 9 and 13, the Assembly Education and Senate Budget and Appropriations Committees, respectively, met to advance various pieces of legislation relating to PreK-12 education.
January 17, 2023
The Senate Education Committee convened for the first time in 2023 to advance various measures related to PreK-12 education, including one that would provide tutoring opportunities to students and is aimed at mitigating the effects of learning loss or interrupted learning as a result of COVID-19.
January 09, 2023
The New Jersey Department of Education will be required to develop information literacy standards in its next required update of the NJSLS.
January 03, 2023
On Dec. 22, 2022, Gov. Phil Murphy signed A-4769/S-3214 into law (P.L.2022, c.131). The new law strengthens the state’s handgun carry standards by creating additional disqualifiers for those eligible for a carry permit and expanding the list of sensitive places where individuals cannot carry firearms.
December 19, 2022
The governor’s signature completes a nearly yearlong endeavor to address the state’s educator shortage by eliminating the edTPA requirement, which many education stakeholders viewed as a barrier to certification for qualified candidates.