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     3-20-12 Education Issues in the News
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     4-29-11 BOOMERANG! Near 80 per cent of School Budgets Passed in Wednesday'sSchool Elections
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     4-26-11 School Elections, Randi Weingarten in NJ, Special Educ Aid, Shared Services bill
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     4-3-11Press of Atlantic City - Pending Supreme Court ruling could boost aid to New Jersey schools
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     4-2-11 The Record -  Charter school in Hackensack among 58 bids
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     3-31-11 Charters an Issue in the Suburbs - and - So far, only 7 Separate Questions on April School Budget Ballots
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     3-22-11 Special Master's Report to the Supreme Court: State did not meet its school funding obligation
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     Attached to GSCS 3-7-11 Testimony: Marlboro Schools strike historic agreement with instructional aides, bus drivers, bus aides
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     GSCS Take on Governor's Budget Message
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     Gov's Budget Message for Fiscal Year 2010-2011 Today, 2pm
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     2-16-11 Commissioner Cerf talks to educators on Tenure, Merit Pay , related reforms agenda
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     GSCS FYI
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     2-7-11Grassroots at Work in the Suburbs
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     1-25-11 Education in the News
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     1-24-11 GSCSS Testimony before Assembly Education Committee: Charter School Reform
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     Public Hearing on the Impact of Education Aid Cuts, Thursday January 20
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     1-20-11 GSCS Testimony before Senator Buono's Education Aid Impact hearing in Edison
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     Assembly Education Hearing on Charter School Reform Monday, 1-24-11, 1 pm
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     GSCS Board of Trustees endorsed ACTION LETTER to Trenton asking for caution on Charter School expansion
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     GSCS testimony on Tenure Reform - Senate Education Committee 12-09-10
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     12-7-10 Education Issues continue in the news
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     12-5-10 New York Times 'A Bleak Budget Outlook for Public Broadcasters'
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     12-5-10 Sunday News - Education-related Issues
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     11-19-10 In the News - First Hearing held on Superintendent Salary Caps at Kean University
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     11-15-10 GSCS meeting with Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver
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     GSCS Education Forum Stayed Focused on Quality Education
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     Nov 10 Program Announcement - GSCS & NJSDC Fall Education Forum
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     Mark Your Calendars: GSCS-NJ Schools Development Council:  Education Forum November 10, 2010 Douglas College Center
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     8-23-10 S2208 (Sarlo-Allen prime sponsors) passes 36-0 (4 members 'not voting') in the Senate on 8-23-10
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     8-13-10 East Brunswick Public School seeks stay on Hatikvah Charter School opening this fall (re: Hatikvah not meeting minimum enrollment requirement)
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     7-22-10 'Summer school falls victim to budget cuts in many suburban towns'
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     7-18-10  Troublesome sign of the times? Read article on the growing trend for education foundations - the pressure to provide what the state no longer supports for education...California's Proposition 13 cited
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     7-16-10 GSCS Information & Comments - S29 Property Tax Cap Law and Proposal to Reduce Superintendent salaries ....
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     7-15 & 16 -10  'Caps - PLURAL!' in the news
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     GSCS - High costs of Special Education  must be addressed asap, & appropriately
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     7-1 and 2- 10 Governor Christie convened the Legislature to address property tax reform
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     GSCS On the Scene in Trenton: State Budget poised to pass late Monday...Cap Proposals, Opportunity Scholarship Act in Limbo
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     4-21-10 DOE posts election results
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     Hear about Governor Christie's noontime press conference tonight
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     4-21-10 News on School Election Results
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     4-20-10 Today is School Budget & School Board Member Election Day
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     4-18-10  It's About Values - Quality Schools...Your Homes...Your Towns: Sunday front page story and editorial
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     4-19-10 GSCS Testimony before the Assembly Budget Committee on State Budget FY'11
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     4-18-10 Sunday Op-eds on school budget vote: Jim O'Neill & Gov Christie
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     4-13-10 Testimony submitted to Senate Budget Committee
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     GSCS 'HOW-TO' GET TRENTON'S ATTENTION ON STATE BUDGET SCHOOL ISSUES FY '11' - Effective and Well-Reasoned Communication with State Leaders is Critical
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     Administration's presentation on education school aid in its 'Budget in Brief' published with Governor Christie's Budget Message
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     PARENTS ARE CALLING  TO EXPRESS THEIR CONCERNS FOR THE SCHOOL AID PICTURE - GSCS WILL KEEP YOU UP-TO-DATE
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     GSCS 'HOW-TO GET TRENTON'S ATTENTION ON STATE BUDGET SCHOOL ISSUES FY '11': Effective & Well-Reasoned Communication with State Leaders is Critical
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     3-5-10 HomeTowne Video taping + interviews of GSCS Summit@Summit
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     3-5-10 GSCS Summit@Summit with Bret Schundler to be lead topic on Hall Institute's weekly 2:30 pm podcast today
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     3-4-10 GSCS Email-Net: Summit @ Summit Report - A New Day in Trenton?
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     3-3-10 'Public Education in N.J.: Acting NJ Comm of Educ Bret Schundler says 'Opportunity'
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     3-4-10 'NJ education chief Bret Schundler tells suburban schools to expect more cuts in aid'
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     Flyer:  March 2 Education Summit Keynote Speaker -  Education Commissioner Bret Schundler - Confirmed
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     2-25-10 Gov. Christie's Red Tape Review Comm., chaired by Lt. Gov. Guadagno, to hold public hearings In March
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     Flyer:  March 2 Education Summit Keynote Speaker Confirmed
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     Flyer for March 2 Education 'Summit@Summit'
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     GSCS at TRI-DISTRICT MEETING IN MONMOUTH COUNTY January 27
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     GSCS Report on its Annual Meeting June 2009
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     6-23-09 Grassroots at Work re A4140, A4142 and A1489
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     6-26-09 Executive Director to GSCS Trustees; Wrap Up Report -  State Budget and Assembly bills this week
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     5-27-09  GSCS 18th ANNUAL MEETING  - All INVITED GUESTS HAVE CONFIRMED, INCLUDING GOVERNOR CORZINE 
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     4-17-09 Model letter to community re required language on budget election ballot
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     FIND OUT  & STAY TUNED -  www.gscschools.org has nearly 1,000,000 verified  hits and approximately 90,000 individual visits to date ... and counting
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     3-27-09 GSCS Travels the State
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     March 25 GSCS-HADDONFIELD  OPEN MEETING 7pm
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     Haddonfield On Line posts Commissioner Davy's appearance with GSCS at Wednesday March 25 meeting hosted by Haddonfield School District Board of Education
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     GSCS-Leonia 3-18-09  meeting Press Release
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     March 25-GSCS-HADDONFIELD GENERAL MEMBERSHIP-OPEN MEETING 7pm
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     RESCHEDULED to MARCH 18 - GSCS  MEETING IN LEONIA
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     CONCERNED ABOUT YOUR SCHOOLS? YOU ARE INVITED-GSCS General Membership Open Meeting Leonia Feb 25 7 pm
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     SAVE THE DATE - GSCS GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING IN BERGEN COUNTY
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     More good examples - Grassroots advocacy: letters- to-the-editor published
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     11-6-07 GSCS Parent Advocates help clarify election issues...the Millburn Example
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     10-23 Media reports & Trenton responses to date re GSCS Press Conf
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     GSCS 'NOV 6th  LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS 'ADVOCACY PACKET
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     7-10-07 EMAILNET GSCS ADVOCACY PACKET Need for new school funding formula, more
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     2-20-07 FAIR HAVEN SCHOOL FUNDING & PROPERTY TAX FORUM
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     3-15-07 Millburn-Short Hills Advocates for Education ask for you help in contacting Governor
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     Grassroots Forum set for 3-8 in Millburn-Short Hills
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     GRASSROOTS SPEAK UP re State Aid for FY07-08 & Recent Legislation that can negatively impact school communities
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     11-2-06 GSCS Parent Press Conference Coverage
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     11-1-06 Press Conference packet
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     10-31-06 PRESS ADVISORY
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     DIRECTIONS to Statehouse
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     SPECIAL SESSION ADVOCACY TIPS
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     Parent & Member Information Packet on Special Session
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     October 2006 Quality Education At Risk
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     7-18-06 Summit PTO-PTA communication
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     7-17-06 Bernards Twp communication to citizens
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     Contact info for Letters to the Editor - Statewide newspapers
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     6-22-06 GSCS Parent Coordinator Letter to the Editor
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     NEW to our website...WHAT'S THE 'BUZZ' ?
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     4-24-06 Citizens for Hopewell Valley Schools letter to Senator Shirley Turner
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     4-16 Courier Post 'Do Nothing Leaders'
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     Grassroots at work - Ridgewood Board member testimony of FY07
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     3-24-06 Schools learn who wins, loses in Corzine budget
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     3-9-06 Governor speaks to S1701 at town meeting
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     EMAILNET 3-9-06 to South Jersey districts
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     COFFEE a coalition of families for excellent education
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     1-29-06 Asbury Park Press Sunday Front Page Right
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     Posted 1-17-06 December 2005 article from the NewsTranscript of Monmouth County
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     12-16-05 EMAILNET
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     1-17-06 Asbury Park Press "Viewpoint" comments by parents Kim Newsome & Marianne Kligman
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     1-12-06 Asbury Park Press letter to the editor
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     12-12-05 EMAILNET Bills move out of Assembly Education Committee
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     Nora Radest Summit  Parent, Glen Ridge Supt. Dan Fishbien, Glen Ridge Parenet and Board of Education President Betsy Ginsburg
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     UPDATE on  12-8-05 Assembly Education Committee hearing
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     12-2-05 Hopewell Valley letter to Senate Education Committee Chair Shirley Turner re: school budget amendment bills & S1701
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     Madison parents and Morris County Outreach Efforts on S1701 Amendment legislation 11-28-05
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     Parent Network FYI re EMAILNET 11-28-05 on S1701
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     10-14-05 EMAILNET Parent question for Gubernatorial Candidates aired on 101.5 debate, SCC funds, Next Board meeting, press briefing notes
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     Readington Forum on School Funding & Meet the Assembly  Candidates 11-1-05
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     Bergen County's 'Dollars & Sense' organization hosts informational meeting on
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     Bergen County's 'Dollars & Sense' organization hosts informational meeting on "Bergen County United"  Wed. Oct 19th Paramus High School Cafe 7:30 p.m.
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     Parents in Trenton 9-21-05 Press Conference
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     Annual Meeting President Walt Mahler's Good News on NJ Public Schools
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     Glen Ridge community group 'New Jersey Citizens for Education Equity in Funding'
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     Glen Ridge Schools and GSCS Dec 9 Meeting
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     Red Bank Area December 6, 2004 Forum
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     Rumson PTA, Monmouth Parents, May 2005
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     Princeton Marh 2005 Education symposium
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     Grassroots 'faces'
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     Regional Forums: Quality Education Counts - School Funding Reality and  S1701
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     A99 and S1701
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     GSCS Web Servey Results
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