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Pre 2012 Announcement Archives
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SCROLL DOWN HOMEPAGE FOR CHRONOLOGICAL LISTING OF NEWS, ISSUES, EVENTS,STATEHOUSE MEETINGS, more -
Did You Know...GSCS FYI -
EDUCATION AND RELATED ISSUES IN TRENTON AND IN THE NEWS -
GSCS Notes and News from yesterday's Judiciary Hearing re: Acting Commissioner Cerf's nomination to be Commissioner of Education -
7-26-12 Education and Related Issues in the News -
7-25-12 Education and Related Issues in the News -
7-24-12 Key Supreme and Appeals Court Rulings Released Today -
7-24-12 Education Issues in the News -
7-23-12 Education and related Issues in the News -
7-22-12 Education and related Issues in the News -
7-20-12 Cerf's nomination for Ed Commissioner to be heard next week...School Construction and SDA under the gun -
7-19-12 Education and Related Issues in the News -
7-18-12 Education Issues in the News -
7-17-12 Charter School Approvals limited -
7-16-12 Charter School Issues in the News -
7-12-12 Education Issues in the News - Virtual Charter Schools...Pleasantville school district provides summer jobs for students -
7-11-12 Education Issues in the News -
7-10-12 Online Charters on the Fast Track -
6-30-12 Governor Chrisite Calls for Special Session July 2 -
6-29-12 p.m. Governor signs State Budget Fiscal Year 2012-2013 with line item vetos -
6-29-12 In the News - State Budget to Governor...legislature goes home, Higher ed bill passes, RACs on schedule -
6-28-12 State Budget and Related Issues in the News -
6-27 and 28-12 pm Opportunity Scholarship Act not up fo a vote, Spending Caps analysis -
6-27-12 Education Issues in the News -
Former legislator Ewing is dead at 93 -
6-26-12 Education - State Budget, Tenure, Higher Ed Restructure - and Related News from the Statehouse -
6-25-12 Assembly Tenure bill combines with Senate bill S1455 to become S1455 FINAL TENURE BILL, includes evaluation processes as well...Statement with final amendments and OLS Fiscal Estimate attached -
6-25-12 Statehouse News Monday afternoon -
6-25-12 State Budget, Related Issues in the News -
6-22-12 Proposed Language Change for FY'13 Appropriations Act does not change aid amount distribution as recommended in Governor's Budget message -
PREBUDGET 'SCORE SHEET' 6-21-12 -
PENDING LANGUAGE CHANGES 6-21-12 -
6-22-12 Education News - State Budget and Tenure bill moving ahead, with changes.. -
6-21-12 State Budget winding up...or down...tenure in the mix -
6-20-12 Education in the News, education floor votes in Senate Session tomorrow -
6-19-12 State Budget Issues in the News -
6-19-12 Teacher Tenure and Higher Education Reorganization - In the News -
6-18-12 p.m. TEACHNJ ACT bill,S1455 on Tenure Reform, passed out of committee -
6-18-12 Education Issues in the News - Tenure bill, Outsourcing, Opportunity Scholarship Act -
S1455 Ruiz TEACHNJ Act with revisions, is posted for hearing this Monday June 18 -
6-15-12 Tenure reform bills moving closer, State Budget count down, longer school days possible, moratorium on virtual charters -
6-14-12 Tenure, State Budget, more...Education and Related Issues in the News -
6-13-12 The Record – editorial - Full court press -
6-13-12 Education, State Budget and Related Issues in the News -
FYI - Department of Education monthly educator evaluation update -
6-12-12 Assembly Education Committee confirmed for July 14th hearing; Recent Senate Education Committee notice states 'no meeting' on the 14th -
6-12-12 Education and Related Issues in the News -
6-10-12 Tenure and Evaluation bills on the move -
6-8-12 Assembly Education Committee Hearing June 14 -
6-7-12 Education Issues in the News -
6-6and7-12 Charter Regulations heard by State Board of Education; Grant funding approved -
6-5-12 Education Issues in the News -
State Board of Education to hold public testimony June 6th on Charter Regulations and Interdistrict Public School Choice -
6-4-12 Charter School Regulations before State Board this Wednesday -
6-2-12 NJ School report cards, spending costs, released -
6-1-12 Education Issues in the News -
5-31-12 pm Senate Judiciary votes down Supreme Court Nominee...School Report Cards Released by Dept of Education -
Excerpt from May 15 GSCS Email-Net...GSCS Note - Education Agenda Slows Down in Trenton -
5-31-12 Education and Related Issues in the News -
5-29-12 Education in the News -
5-25-12 Education Issues in the News -
5-23-12 Education and Related Issues in the News -
Department of Education requests timeline waivers from federal government on School Improvement Grant [Evaluation] Projects for Cohorts 1 and 2 -
5-22-12 Education and Related Issues in the News -
5-21-12 Education and Related Issues in the News -
5-18-12 Education and Related Issues in the News -
5-17-12 Education and Related Issues in the News -
5-16-12 Education in the News -
5-15-12 More Education and Related Issues in the News today -
5-15-12 Education in the News -
5-14-12 Teacher Professional Development -- the Quiet Controversy -
5-14-12 Education andRelated Issues in the News -
5-11-12 Education and Related Issues in the News -
5-10-12 Education & Related Issues in the News -
5-9-12 Per notices received today, there will NOT be education hearings on Monday May 14 in either the Senate or Assembly Education Committee -
5-9-12 pm More Education-related Issues in the News today -
5-9-12 Education Issues in the News -
5-8-12 Education and Related Issues in the News -
5-7-12 Education Issues in the News -
5-4-12 Education Issues in the News -
5-3-12 Education Issues in the News -
5-2-12 More Education in the News -
5-2-12 NJ high school graduation rates decrease under new federally mandated calculation method -
5-1-12 Department of Education Release explains policy rationals for new rate methodology, federal requirements for revision of gradnuation rates -
5-1-12 REVISED GRADUATION RATES per County-District, AS RELEASED 120501 -
New Initiative per Fed -DOE 120430 Graduation Rate NJSMART -
Ridgewood Resolution Seeks Amendments to S1455 Ruiz - TEACHNJ ACT -
5-1-12 Education in the News - School Testing, Graduation Rates, State Board of Education agenda -
4-30-12 Commissioner Cerf - Additional Information on how College and Career Readiness and New Graduation Rating System will work and why -
4-30-12 DOE:New Graduation Rates system to be implemented...More on College and Career Readiness -
4-30-12 Dept of Education Releases College and Career Readiness Task Force Report -
4-30-12 Education Issues in the News -
4-27-12 Education Issues in the News -
4-26-12 Education Issues in the News -
4-25-12 Common Core Standards - What are they all about - read Education Week article here -
4-25-12 Education and Related Issues in the News -
4-24-12 Education in the News -
4-23-12 Department of Education before Assembly Budget Committee Today -
4-20-12 Department of Education releases Evaluation Pilot for Principals - $500,000 in Grant Funding on hand -
4-19-12 Education & Related Issues in the News - School Budgets pass overwhelmingly...Newark Supt. Anderson named amony Times Magazine Top 100 most Influential -
4-17-12 Over 70 communities are holding regular school elections today-Remember to go to the polls if your school vote is tomorrow -
4-17-12 Education Issues in the News -
4-14-12 Education Issues in the News -
4-13-12 Education Issues in the News - Charter School decision supports local district issue, testing, school accountability -
4-11,12-12 p.m - Administration Press Release on Priority, Focus and Rewards Schools -Final list of designated schools...related news articles -
4-11-12 p.m. Final List of Priority, Focus and Rewards Schools -
4-11-12 Regional Assistance Centers (RACs) Dept of Education memo - Accountability -
GSCS: Trenton Update - Budget Season at the Statehouse -
4-11-12 Teacher Evaluations and Teaching via Technology - In the News -
4-10-12 Star Leger Focus: Education Reform -
4-10-12 Education Issues in the News -
4-5-12 Education Issues in the News -
4-4-12 Acting Gov. Guadagno Makes Appointments To NJ Education Funding Task Force -
4-4-12 Education Issues in the News: Charter Schools next round; Testing; State Board meeting -
4-2-12 Education Issues in the News -
3-30-13 Education in the News - Dept of Education-State Budget, Autism Rates in NJ -
3-29-12 NJ Spotlight - Grading Teachers... -
Department of Education - Teacher Evaluation Update memo of 3-28-12 -
3-28-12 In the News - State Budget FY2012-2013 -
3-27-12 Dept of Education Budget, Anti-Bullying law revised, Supreme Court Nominations in the News -
3-26-12 Education Issues in the News -
3-23-12 Supreme Court Nominee turned down in Senate Judiciary hearing in Trenton yesterday -
3-22-12 NJ Spotlight on Charter School Local Vote, Preschool Funding -
3-21-12 Education and Related Issues in the News -
3-20-12 Education Issues in the News -
3-19-12 In the News - New Funding for Anti-Bullying Law, But Is $1 Million Enough -
3-16-12 Education Issues in the News - 1M for Anti-Bullying...New Voucher bill...Charter Schools...State Aid -
3-15-12 Assembly passes bill for local vote to approve charter schools -
DOE: Districts may select their own evaluation instrument -
GSCS Testimony: Governor's Proposed State Budget FY 2012-2013 -
3-13-12 Education advocates seek increased funding -
3-13-12 Senate State Budget Hearing Today -
3-13-12 Christie and Cerf call on legislature to approve 3 bills -
3-12-12 Education Issues in the News -
3-11-12 Education Issues in the News -
S1455 TEACHNJ ACT Tenure Reform bill - GSCS Testimony -
3-9-12 Education Issues in the News - Unfunded Mandates Questions Continue -
3-8-12 Education and Related Issues in the News -
3-7-12 'U.S. Rep. Donald Payne's death a blow to New Jersey' -
3-7-12 Education and Related Issues in the News -
3-6-12Tenure Reform News - Discussion at Senate Education Committee -
3-6-12 Education Issues in the News - Governor'sTask Force on Education Funding, Gifted and Talented Issues -
3-5-12 p.m. Tenure Reform hearing... Christie establishes school funding task force -
3-5-12 Education in the News, plus FYI - Tenure Hearing on S1455 Ruiz today in Trenton -
3-2-12 Department of Education Announces 2 Closings and 16 Renewals of Charter Schools -
STATE AID DISTRICT LIST - PROPOSED for FY 2012-2013 -
Education Funding Report on School Funding Reform Act (SFRA) issued 2-23-12 -
Major points in Education Funding Report -
3-2-12 Education Issues in the News -
3-1-12 Anti-Bullying, Salary Caps, State Aid in the News -
2-29-12 Tenure and Evaluation Issues in the News -
2-28-12 NJTV on NJ School Funding...and, Reporters' Roundtable plus On the Record back on the air -
2-28-12 Education Issues in the News -
2-27-12 Education Issues in the News -
2-26-12 State budget, School Elections, and Federal Grant funds for local reform initiatives -
Administration Release on State Aid Proposal 2-23-12 -
2-24-12 Headlines from around NJ - from Google (hit on nj education-nj budget) -
State Aid District Listing FY 2012-2013 -
2-23-12 State Aid Figures Released late today: GSCS Statement -
2-24-12 State Aid in the News -
2-23-12 Education in the News - Education reform noted in state budget message; Facebook grant to Newark teachers -
2-22-12 More News from around the state on Governor's State Budget Message -
Text of Gov. Christie's State Budget Message, given Feb. 21, 2012 -
2-22-12 School Aid in State Budget Message - Is There a Devil in the Details -
2-21-12 State Budget Message for Fiscal Year 2012-2013 -
2-21-11 Governor Christie to deliver State Budget Message for FY2012-2013 today -
2-20-12 Education Issues in the News...Gov's Budget Message tomorrow afternoon -
S1455 Ruiz TEACHNJ Act, introduced February 2012 -
2-17-12 Education Issues in the News -
2-16-12 Education Issues in the News -
2-15-12 Education Issues in the News -
2-14-12 Education Issues in the News -
2-13-11 Education and Related Issues in the News -
Department of Education Reaches Out for Nominations for 2012 'Exemplary Educators' -
November Elections for Schools - Department of Education FAQ's -
2-10-12 On Senate Voting Session this Monday February13 -
2-10-12 'New Jersey among states to have No Child Left Behind education requirements lifted' -
2-10-12 Education News - More on NCLB Waiver to New Jersey, Nine Other States -
2-9-12 Education Week - Ten States Get NCLB Waivers, New Mexico Has to Wait -
2-9-12 a.m. The Record - NJ, nine other states get waiver for No Child Left Behind Law -
Breaking News: The federal Government has announced that New Jersey is one of 10 states to be exempte from No Child Left Behind rules -
2-9-12 Commissioner Cerf Letter on Teacher Evaluation Program - Process & Implementation Update from NJDOE 2-8-12...extends, milestones -
2-9-12 Teacher Evaluation program updated, more details specified -
2-8-12 Education and Related Issues in the News -
2-7-12 Education Issues in the News -
2-6-12 Education Issues in the News -
2- 4 and 5 -2012 Newark Superintendent's Recommendation to reorganize schools hits controversy right out the gates -
2-3-12 Education in the News - Trenton on the move -
2-3-12 Trenton Update: Legislative action on Thursday -
2-2-12 Education in the News - Test Results...differing perspectives -
2-1-12 Assembly Education Committe to Hold Hearing on Charter School Initiatives -
2-1-12 Anti-Bullying and Special Education Education Issues in the News -
Upcoming - Assembly and Senate Education Committee Agendas -
1-31-12 'Christie Open to Ways to Remedy Anti-Bullying Setback' -
1-30-12 Education Issues in the News -
1-27-12 Breaking News: Council on Local Mandates Issues Anti-Bullying Decision this afternoon - an unfunded mandate -
1-26-12 School Districts Sign on to Move Board Elections to November -
1-26-12 'Warren County school district challenges N.J. anti-bullying law' -
1-25-12 Education and Related Issues in the News -
1-24-12 More on Christie's Supreme Court Nominees -
1-24-12 Education Issues in the News -
1-24-12 Supreme Court Justices Nominated by Governor Christie -
1-23-12 Gov. Christie nominates two for state Supreme Court -
1-23-12 Trenton Briefs today January 23, 2012 -
1-23-12 Education Issues in the News -
1-20-12 Department of Education approves 8 new charter schools -
1-20-12 The Record article updates information on new School Elections Vote law -
1-20-12 Education Issues in the News -
1-19-12 Education Issues in the News -
1-18-12 GSCS ‘Take’ on the School Elections Law -
1-18-12 Education & Related Issues in the news -
Governor Christie's STATE OF STATE REMARKS delivered Tuesday afternoon, January 17, 2012 -
1-17-12 New '215th Legislative Session' begins today - Education & Related Issues -
1-15 & 16-12 Education Issues in the News -
1-13-12 Committee assignments for new 215th Legislative Session signal change and some emerging controversy -
1-13-12 Alternative Press-Legislature Votes for Changes to School Board Election Dates and Budget Votes -
1-12 to13-12 Urban Hope bill, which targets Camden, Newark, Trenton, signed into law by the Governor -
A4394 - November School Elections final bill, as voted on January 9, 2012 -
1-13-12 Legislature Votes for Changes to School Board Election Dates and Budget Vote -
1-12-12 Education Week's Qualiity Counts 2012 Report published -
1-12-12 Education Issues in the News -
Senate Posts Committee Assignments for 215th Legislative Session -
1-11-12 Education & Related Issues in the News -
Daily Record - Alex DeCroce, Assembly Minority Leader, dies at Statehouse -
1-10-12 In the News - Reflections and Reporting on Education Reform Issues in the Last Legislative Session and the Forthcoming Legislative Session -
1-9-12 and 1-10-12 Lame Duck Session Closes -
1-9-12 Lame Duck Voting Update: The Senate (Monday before 6 PM ) -
1-9-12 November School Elections Bill - Information as of this morning -
1-9-12 Lame Duck Voting Session today includes Moving School Elections to November bill and Urban Hope Act, among others -
1-9-12 Urban Hope Act on Lame Duck agenda today -
1-8-12 Charter School Controversy, Suburban Push Back In the News -
1-8-12 Governor Christie - Education Reform 2012 and Property Tax Reduction 2011 -
1-6-12 Education in the News, plus Lame Duck Legislative Action on Education Issues -
1-5-12 Education and Related Issues in the News -
URBAN HOPE BILL poised for fast track in waning days of Lame Duck - to be heard tomorrow -
Education Issues in the News -
RALLY TARGETS CHARTER SCHOOL APPLICATIONS in Suburbs -
Position letter on Charter Schools in Suburbs by Assemblywoman Mila Jasey and Assemblyman John McKeon -
Politics and Related Education Issues - 2012 -
12-21-11 Despite New Guidelines, Anti-Bullying Law Still a Matter for thte Attorneys -
12-19-11 Education Issues in the News -
Department of Education Requests Names for 'Model Curriculum' Development Work Group.PDF -
12-16-11 Breaking News today - Race to the Top lost...Charter School Resisted by parents -
12-16-11 November School Elections bill approved by Senate Committee -
12-16-11 Correction noted -
GSCS Testimony S3148-A4394 November Election Bill -
12-15-11 Education News - November Election bill, School Construction in Suburbs -
12-14-11 Charter conflict issues delineated...College & Career Readiness hearing -
12-13-11 Education Issues in the News -
12-12-11 Education Issues - and controversies - in the News -
12-9-11 Education November Election bill moves in Committee -
12-8-11 Education in the News -
12-7-11 Assembly Appropriations to hear A4394 'November School Elections' bill tomorrow, 12-8-11 -
12-5-11 Education & Related Issues in the News -
12-2-11 Lame Duck 'Stuck', Tenure, Teacher Evaluations , Charters & Opportunity Scholarship Act - In the News but not on Trenton's agenda [yet] -
12-1-11 'Two Decades On, Opportunity Scholarship Act Remains Moving Target' -
11-30-11 Education Issues in the News -
11-28-11 In the News - Model Curriculum for low-performing schools, and Dueling Rallies -
11-23-11 Courier Post-Washington Bureau - Spending cuts will harm N.J. -
11-22-11 Charter School Issues in the News -
11-21-11 Education Issues in the News -
11-18-11 Education and Related Issues in the News -
11-17-11 Education & Related Issues in the News -
11-16-11 Governor Chris Christie Announced Today his Education Reform Agenda via the State's NCLB Waiver Application -
11-16-11 Tenure, Charters, Vouchers - Lame Duck Session's Big Three -
11-14-11 GSCS Executive Director on NY State 'Tax Cap' Panel tonight -
11-14-11 More Education News - Virtual Charters, School Reprt Cards, Ravitch Comments -
11-14-11 Education in the News - Commissioner Cerf presents at NJEA Convention -
11-11-11 In the News- Costly: Virtual Charter Schools, NJEA on Education Reform, Trenton Leadership Analysis -
11-10-11 Education and Related Issues in the News -
11-9-11 In the News - Nov 8th State & Local Elections -
11-9-11 Tenure Reform: More Than Just a Matter of Time -
11-8-11 NJEA Releases its Education Reform Proposals Prior to its Convention this Week in Atlantic City -
11-7-11 What's Waiting for the Winners in Trenton - Education Reform -
RealTimeSurveyPoll - Results from audience survey at GSCS-NJSDC Fall Educ Forum Nov2 at Rutgers -
11-7-11 Northjersey.com- The Record - More districts bringing special ed in house -
11-4-11 Education In the News - NCLB Waiver filed by Dept of Educ...DOE Special Education Study released -
11-3-11 In the News - Pluses and Minuses in Anti-Bullying Law -
11-3-11 Education reform on agenda...at GSCS Fall Education Forum Nov 2 -
November 2, 9-Noon, GSCS & NJ Schools Development Council's 2nd Annual Fall Education Forum at Rutgers' Douglass Campus Center -
11-1-11 After 3 Program continues, DOE release on NJ improvement in NAEP scores -
10-31-11 Educatio In the News - Merit Pay, State Residency Law -
10-28-11 Cerf Assembles Expert Team to Review School Funding -
10-27-11 Education Issues in the News -
10-26-11 Dept of Education announces College and Career Readiness Task Force -
10-25-11 Education & Reated Issues in the News -
10-24-11 Education Issues in the News -
10-21-11 DOE Chief of Staff, Race to Top Kindergarten tests likely, Bullying program issues -
10-20-11 Race to the Top & Charters in the News -
10-19-11 More Education News -
10-19-11 (Lots of) Education Issues in the News -
10-18-11 Education & Related Issues in the News -
10-17-11 'Cerf Names Penny MacCormack as Chief Academic Officer' -
10-16-11 Education in the News -
Dept of Education requests input re waiver for NCLB requirements -
10-14-11 In the News - Senate Education Committee Charter School hearing yesterday -
10-13-11 Education Issues in the News -
Senate Education Committee to hear Charter School Bills Thursday Oct 13th 10 am -
10-6-11 Senate Education Committee to meet Oct 13 - Charter schools bills agenda focus -
10-6-11 Charters, Norcross on education, school funding - Politicfact -
10-4 and 5- 11 Education & Related Issues in the News -
10-3-11 Administration's New Message to Charter Schools: Quality not Quantity -
9-30-11 Just released: Four New Charter School Approvals announced by Department of Education -
9-30-11 Latest Round of Charter School Approvals to be announced this afternoon -
9-30-11 Education Issues in recent News -
GSCS September Notes -
9-29-11More details on rural school funding suit, Charter schools - who reviews applications and Newark 'transparency' contracts -
9-28-11 Another school funding suit goes to court...Positives emerging re Facebook funds in Newark -
9-26 and 27-11 Spotlight on NJ Recent Education Issues -
9-23-11 Mandate reduction re Professional Development 100 hour rule...Christie comments on NJEA relationship -
9-21-11 Anti-Bullying complexities, Facebook funds to Teachers, School Construction hearing -
9-20-11 Education Issues in the News -
9-19-11 Education Issues in the News -
9-16-11 Education Issues in the News -
9-15-11 Education Issues in the News -
9-14-11 Education Issues in the News -
9-13-11 In the News - Education Transformation Task Force Report -
GSCS Organization 2011-2012 - Calendar, Dues, Trustees and Officers -
Education Transformation Task Force Initial Report...45 recommendations for starters -
9-9-11 In the News - Charter School Controversy -
9-9-11 Commissioner Cerf open letter: Charter School Accountability -
9-8-11 Recap: Recent Education Issues in the News -
9-12-11 Governor's Press Notice & Fact Sheet re: Education Transformation Task Force Report -
9-12-11 Education Issues in the News -
8-24-11 Education Issues in the News -
8-17-11 Education Issues in Recent News -
8-8-11 Education & Related Issues in the News -
8-3-11 Teacher Evaluation Pilot Program, School Funding in the News -
8-12-11 Charter Suit and Newark's new Sup't Cami Anderson in the News -
8-10 and 11-11 NJ Spotlight - Education News -
8-2-11 Education & Related Issues In the News -
8-1-11 Education Issues in the News - Possible relief in the offing re: the QSAC mandate -
7-28-11 Teacher Swapping Quashed, $55M in Federal Funds to go to 9 underperfomring NJ Schools -
7-27-11 In the News -
7-26-11 Education Issues in the News - Charter policy change may be in the wind -
7-21-11 Education Issues in the News -
7-19-11 Most New Charter Schools Not ready to Open in September -
7-18-11 Education Issues in the News -
FY'12 State School Aid District-by-District Listing, per Appropriations Act, released 110712 -
7-15-11 GSCS Take: Additional State Aid of $150M and State Guidance -
7-15-11 Education Issues in the News -
7-14-11 State GUIDANCE re: Using Additional State Aid as Property Tax Relief in this FY'12 Budget year.PDF -
7-14-11 School Aid Questions Remain, Department of Education being reorganized -
7-14-11 DOE Guidance on Local Options for using Additional State School Aid in FY'12 State Budget.PDF -
7-13-11 School Aid 'Returns' increased to equal 2% of the 5% cut from school budgets last year - in the News -
7-12-11 State Aid Increases in the News -
7-12-11 GSCS HEADS UP: STATE AID FIGURES BEING RELEASED TO DISTRICTS TODAY -
7-11-11 State Street Wire reports on Senate Override Effort through this afternoon -
Governor's Line Item Veto Document 6-30-11 -
7-7-11 State Street Wire, 3:50 pm - A caucus unified, Senate Dems announce veto overrides -
7-7-11 Education Transformation Task Force Hearings Schedule on Mandate Relief for this Monday and Tuesday -
7-6-11 Status of FY'12 School Aid today: How and how much additional aid will come to public school students? -
7-5-11 Education and Related Issues in the News -
7-11-11 In the News -
7-1-11 In the News - Budget for FY'12 is done - as expected,Governor 'line item vetos' approx. $900M -
2010-11 Homepage Announcements, News, Reports and more -
9-13-12 Jt. Comm. on Public Schools hears about online and blended learning...Christie to check out support for physical education
