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7-14-11 State GUIDANCE re: Using Additional State Aid as Property Tax Relief in this FY'12 Budget year.PDF
7-14-11 DOE Guidance on Local Options for using Additional State School Aid in FY'12 State Budget.PDF
FY'12 State School Aid District-by-District Listing, per Appropriations Act, released 110711
7-12-11 pm District by District Listing of State Aid for FY'12 - Guidelines to be released later this week (xls)
Democrat Budget Proposal per S4000, for Fiscal Year 2011-2012
Additional School Aid [if the school funding formula,SFRA, were fully funded for all districts] per Millionaires' Tax bill S2969
6-24-11 Democrat Budget Proposal brings aid to all districts
6-1-11 Supreme Court Justice nominee, Anne Paterson, passed muster with Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday by 11-1 margin
4-26-11 School Elections, Randi Weingarten in NJ, Special Educ Aid, Shared Services bill
4-25-11 Charter Schools in Suburbia: More Argument than Agreement
4-24-11 Major Education Issues in the News
4-3-11Press of Atlantic City - Pending Supreme Court ruling could boost aid to New Jersey schools
3-31-11 Charters an Issue in the Suburbs - and - So far, only 7 Separate Questions on April School Budget Ballots
3-26-11 New Jerseys school-funding battle could use a dose of reality
3-25-11 Education Week on School Cutbacks Around The Nation
Link to Special Master Judge Doyne's Recommendations on School Funding law to the Supreme Court 3-22-11
GSCS 3-7-11Testimony on State Budget as Proposed by the Governor for FY'12 before the Senate Budget Committee
Attached to GSCS 3-7-11 Testimony: Marlboro Schools strike historic agreement with instructional aides, bus drivers, bus aides
GSCS - Local District Listing : Local Funds Transferred to Charter Schools 2001-2010
GSCS Bar Chart: Statewide Special Education cost percent compared to Regular & Other Instructional cost percent 2004-2011
GSCS Bar Chart: 2001to 2011 Statewide General Fund Transfers Required from Local District Budgets to Support Charter Schools (Increased from $85M to $317M)
GSCS Take on Governor's Budget Message
Gov's Budget Message for Fiscal Year 2010-2011 Today, 2pm
8-18-10 Property Tax Cap v. Prior Negotiated Agreements a Big Problem for Schools and Communities
7-22-10 'Summer school falls victim to budget cuts in many suburban towns'
7-12-10 Assembly passes S29 - the 2% cap bill - 73 to 4, with 3 not voting
7-8-10 Tax Caps, Education in the News
GSCS:Tax Cap Exemption needed for Special Education Costs
7-3-10 Governor Christie and Legislative leaders reached agreement today on a 2% property tax cap with 4 major exemptions
7-1 and 2- 10 Governor Christie convened the Legislature to address property tax reform
6-29-10 GSCS - The question remains: ? Whither property Tax Reform
GSCS On the Scene in Trenton: State Budget poised to pass late Monday...Cap Proposals, Opportunity Scholarship Act in Limbo
6-28-10 State Budget tops the news today
GSCS On the Scene in Trenton: Cap Proposals, Opportunity Scholarship Act in Limbo
6-25-10 Appropriations Act bills for Fiscal Year 2010-2011 available on NJ Legislature website - here are the links
6-23-10 Trenton News: State Budget on the move...Education Issues
6-22-10 The Appropriations Act for the State Budget Fiscal Year 2010-2011
6-22-10 Budget , Cap Proposals & Education News - njspotlight.com
6-11-10 In the News: State Budget moving ahead on schedule
6-10-10 Op-Ed in Trenton Times Sunday June 6 2010
6-8-10 (posted) Education & Related Issues in the News
Office on Legislative Services Analysis of Department of Educaiton - State Budget for FY'11
4-23-10 Education issues remain headline news
4-22-10 School Elections - in the News Today
4-21-10 DOE posts election results
Hear about Governor Christie's noontime press conference tonight
4-21-10 News on School Election Results
4-21-10 Assoc. Press 'NJ voters reject majority of school budgets'
4-20-10 Today is School Budget & School Board Member Election Day
4-18-10 It's About Values - Quality Schools...Your Homes...Your Towns: Sunday front page story and editorial
4-19-10 GSCS Testimony before the Assembly Budget Committee on State Budget FY'11
4-13-10 Testimony submitted to Senate Budget Committee
4-13-10 Commissioner Schundler before Senate Budget Committee - early reports....progress on budget election issue
4-12-10 'Gov. urges voters to reject school districts' budgets without wage freezes for teachers'
GSCS 'HOW-TO' GET TRENTON'S ATTENTION ON STATE BUDGET SCHOOL ISSUES FY '11' - Effective and Well-Reasoned Communication with State Leaders is Critical
4-6-10 'Gov. Chris Chrisite extends dealdine for teacher salary concessions'
4-6-10 'NJ school layoffs, program cuts boost attention to Apri 20 votes
4-2-10 Press of Atlantic City lists county impact re: school aid reduction
4-2-10 'On Titanic, NJEA isn't King of the World'
Administration's presentation on education school aid in its 'Budget in Brief' published with Governor Christie's Budget Message
PARENTS ARE CALLING TO EXPRESS THEIR CONCERNS FOR THE SCHOOL AID PICTURE - GSCS WILL KEEP YOU UP-TO-DATE
4-1-10 Courier Post article reports on Burlington and Camden County district budgets
4-1-10 Education in the News today
4-1-10 New Initiatives outlined to encourage wage freezes - reaction
3-31-10 What's Going on in Local Districts?
3-29-10 The Record and Asbury Park Press - Editorials
3-26-10 GSCS: Effective & Well-Reasoned Communication with State Leaders is Critical
FAQ's on Pension Reform bills signed into law March 22, 2010
3-26-10 School Aid, Budget Shortfall - Impt Related Issues - Front Page News
3-25-10 STATE BUDGET FY11 PROCESS - IMPORTANT TRENTON DATES - April through May 2010
3-23-10 GSCS Testimony presented to Senate Budget Committee on State Budget FY'11
GSCS - Formula Aid Loss and Percent Loss by District - Statewide
GSCS - Formula Aid Loss under 50%, by County
GSCS - Formula Aid Loss of 50% or more, by County
3-23-10 ' N.J. Gov. Chris Christie signs pension, benefits changes for state employees'
3-23-10 State Budget Issues in the News
3-21-10 Reform bills up for a vote in the Assembly on Monday, March 22
GSCS FYI - GSCS will be testifying onTuesday in Bergen County on the State Budget
3-21-10 Sunday News from Around the State - School Communities, School Budgets and State Budget Issues
3-17-10 Budget News - Gov. Chris Christie proposes sacrifices
3-17-10 Budget News - NJ Schools Stunned By Cuts
3-16-10 Link to Budget in Brief publication
3-15-10mid-day: 'Gov. Christie plans to cut NJ school aid by $800M'
3-14-10 'Christie will propose constitutional amendment to cap tax hikes in N.J. budget'
3-15-10 'N.J. taxpayers owe pension fund $45.8 billion' The Record
3-11-10 Public Hearings on State Budget for FY11 posted on NJ Legislature website
3-11-10 'GOP vows tools to cut expenses, tighter caps'
3-9-10 'NJ leaders face tough choices on budget'
Flyer: March 2 Education Summit Keynote Speaker - Education Commissioner Bret Schundler - Confirmed
3-5-10 HomeTowne Video taping plus interviews of GSCS Summit@Summit
3-5-10 GSCS Summit@Summit with Bret Schundler to be lead topic on Hall Institute's weekly 2:30 pm podcast today
3-4-10 GSCS Email-Net: Summit @ Summit Report - A New Day in Trenton?
3-4-10 'NJ education chief Bret Schundler tells suburban schools to expect more cuts in aid'
3-4-10 'School aid cuts unavoidable during NJ budget crisis'
3-3-10 'Public Education in N.J.: Acting NJ Comm of Educ Bret Schundler says 'Opportunity'
2-24-10 'Tight funds raise class sizes that districts long sought to cut'
2-22-10 Christie and unions poised to do batttle over budget cuts'
2-22-10 Trenton Active Today
2-19-10 'Acting NJ education commissioner hoping other savings can ward off cuts'
Flyer for March 2 Education 'Summit@Summit'
2-16-10 'Christie Adopts Corzine Cuts, Then Some'
2-14-10 'FAQ's on NJ's state of fiscal emergency declaration by Gov. Christie'
State Aid 2010 Reserve Calculation and Appeal Procedures
2-12-10 News Coverage: Governor Christie's message on actions to address current fiscal year state budget deficits
FY2010 Budget Solutions - PRESS PACKET
School Aid Withheld Spreadsheet
State Aid 2010 Reserve Calculation and Appeal Procedures

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