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3-30-13 Education in the News - Dept of Education-State Budget, Autism Rates in NJ -
3-20-12 Education Issues in the News -
3-6-12Tenure Reform News - Discussion at Senate Education Committee -
2-23-12 State Aid Figures Released late today: GSCS Statement -
2-29-12 NJTV on NJ School Funding...and, Reporters' Roundtable back on the aire -
S1455 Ruiz TEACHNJ Act, introduced February 2012 -
S1455 Ruiz TEACHNJ Act -
November Elections for Schools - Department of Education FAQ's -
1-18-12 GSCS ‘Take’ on the School Elections Law -
1-24-12 Education Issues in the News -
1-24-12 Supreme Court Justices Nominated by Governor Christie -
Committe Assignments for 2012-2013 under the new 215th Legislature rolling out -
Education Transformation Task Force Initial Report...45 recommendations for starters -
9-12-11 Governor's Press Notice & Fact Sheet re: Education Transformation Task Force Report -
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 -
4-29-11 BOOMERANG! Near 80 per cent of School Budgets Passed in Wednesday'sSchool Elections -
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 -
4-21-11 Supreme Court hears school funding argument -
4-14-11 Governor Releases Legislation to Address Education Reform Package -
4-13-11 Governor's Proposed Legislation on Education Reform April 2011 -
4-5-11 Education Issues in the News -
4-8-11 Education Issues in the News -
4-7-11 Gov. Christie - 'Addressing New Jersey's Most Pressing Education Challenges' -
4-3-11Press of Atlantic City - Pending Supreme Court ruling could boost aid to New Jersey schools -
4-2-11 The Record - Charter school in Hackensack among 58 bids -
4-1-11 N.J. gets 58 charter school applications -
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 Jersey’s school-funding battle could use a dose of reality -
Link to Special Master Judge Doyne's Recommendations on School Funding law to the Supreme Court 3-22-11 -
3-22-11 Special Master's Report to the Supreme Court: State did not meet its school funding obligation -
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 -
3-4-11 'Teacher Evaluation Task Force Files Its Report' -
3-6-11 Poll: Tenure reform being positively received by the public -
Link to Teacher Evaluation Task Force Report -
GSCS Take on Governor's Budget Message -
Gov's Budget Message for Fiscal Year 2010-2011 Today, 2pm -
Tenure Reform - Video patch to Commissioner Cerf's presentation on 2-16-10 -
2-16-11 Commissioner Cerf talks to educators on Tenure, Merit Pay , related reforms agenda -
Assembly Education Committee hearing Feb 2-10-11 -
Assembly Education Committee hearing today, Feb 10, 2011 -
9-12-10 ‘Schools coping, in spite of steep cuts' -
12-10-10 ‘NJN could get funding to stay on air as lawmakers weigh network's fate’ -
2-7-11 Education - and Controversy - in the News -
1-25-11 Education in the News -
1-24-11 GSCSS Testimony before Assembly Education Committee: Charter School Reform -
1-24-11 GSCS Testimony on Charter School Reform before Assembly Eduction Committee today -
1-20-11 GSCS Testimony before Senator Buono's Education Aid Impact hearing in Edison -
Assembly Education Hearing on Charter School Reform Monday, 1-24-11, 1 pm -
GSCS Board of Trustees endorsed ACTION LETTER to Trenton asking for caution on Charter School expansion -
GSCS testimony on Tenure Reform - Senate Education Committee 12-09-10 -
12-12-10 'Rash of upcoming superintendent retirements raises questions on Gov. Christie's pay cap' -
12-8-10 Education & Related Issues in the News - Tenure Reform, Sup't Salary Caps Reactions, Property Valuations Inflated -
12-7-10 Education Issues continue in the news -
12-6-10 njspotlight.com 'Christie to Name New Education Commissioner by Year End' -
12-5-10 Sunday News - Education-related Issues -
11-19-10 In the News - First Hearing held on Superintendent Salary Caps at Kean University -
11-19-10 NJ Spotlight reports on 'National Report Card (NAEP) Rates NJ Schools' -
11-15-10 GSCS meeting with Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver -
GSCS Education Forum Stayed Focused on Quality Education -
Governor's Toolkit Summary - Updated November 2010 -
11-18-10 Superintendent Salary Caps to be publicly discussed tonight at Kean University -
10-8-10 Education Issue in the News -
9-15-10 'Governor Christie outlines cuts to N.J. workers' pension, benefits' -
GSCS Heads Up - County-wide school district governance legislation getting ready to move -
9-1-10 Education in the News -
8-31-10 Latest development: Schunder's margin notes reveal application error -
8-27-10 later morning - breaking news: Statehouse Bureau ‘Gov. Chris Christie fires N.J. schools chief Bret Schundler’ -
8-27-10 Star Ledger ‘U.S. officials refute Christie on attempt to fix Race to the Top application during presentation’ -
8-25-10 Race to the Top articles - the 'day after' news analysis -
8-24-10 Race to the Top Award Recipients named -
8-23-10 S2208 (Sarlo-Allen prime sponsors) passes 36-0 (4 members 'not voting') in the Senate on 8-23-10 -
8-16-10 Senate Education hears 'for discussion only' comments re expanding charter school authorization process; Commissioner Schundler relays education priorities to the Committee -
8-13-10 East Brunswick Public School seeks stay on Hatikvah Charter School opening this fall (re: Hatikvah not meeting minimum enrollment requirement) -
7-22-10 'Summer school falls victim to budget cuts in many suburban towns' -
7-21-10 List of bills in Governor's 'Toolkit' -
Governor's Toolkit bills listing -
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 -
7-16-10 GSCS Information & Comments - S29 Property Tax Cap Law and Proposal to Reduce Superintendent salaries .... -
7-15 & 16 -10 'Caps - PLURAL!' in the news -
GSCS - High costs of Special Education must be addressed asap, & appropriately -
7-12-10 Assembly passes S29 - the 2% cap bill - 73 to 4, with 3 not voting -
GSCS re:PropertyTax Cap bill - Exemption needed for Special Education enrollment costs -
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 -
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 -
On the GSCS Radar Screen: Recently proposed (early June '10) legislation S2043 brings back Last Best Offer (LBO) for school boards in negotiations -
On the GSCS RADAR SCREEN S2021 (June '10) sponsored by Senator Tom Kean -
On the GSCS Radar Screen: Recently proposed legislation S2043 brings back Last Best Offer (LBO) for school boards in negotiations -
6-8-10 Education issues in the news today - including 'hold' on pension reform, round two -
On the GSCS Legislative Radar Screen -
6-4-10 S1762 passed unanmiously out of Senate Education Committee yesterday -
6-3-10 RTTT controversy remains top news - articles and editorials, column -
6-2-10 RACE TO THE TOP (RTTT) 'NJ STYLE': It is what it is ...but what exactly is it? Race to the Top application is caught in a crossfire of reports - more information and clarity is needed -
Senate Education Committee Agenda for 6-3-10 -
5-11-10 njspotlight.com focuses on NJ's plans for and reactions to education reform -
ADMINISTRATION'S PLANS CITED FOR ROUND 2 - RACE TO THE TOP GRANT -
5-8 & 9-10 Education Reform Proposals Annoucned -
5-9-10 'Gov Christie to propose permanent caps on salary raises for public workers' -
5-3-10 NY Times 'Despite Push, Success at Charter Schools is Mixed -
3-30-10 Race to the Top winners helped by local buy-in -
3-31-10 What's Going on in Local Districts? -
3-26-10 GSCS: Effective & Well-Reasoned Communication with State Leaders is Critical -
3-26-10 School Aid, Budget Shortfall - Impt Related Issues = Front Page News -
3-25-10 NEW PENSION REFORM LAW - INFORMATION -
FAQ's on Pension Reform bills signed into law March 22, 2010 -
3-23-10 GSCS Testimony presented to Senate Budget Committee on State Budget FY'11 -
3-21-10 Reform bills up for a vote in the Assembly on Monday, March 22 -
3-11-10 'GOP vows tools to cut expenses, tighter caps' -
3-5-10 HomeTowne Video taping + 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 -
2-26-10 'NJ average property taxes grow 3.3 percent to an average of $7,300' -
2-25-10 Gov. Christie's Red Tape Review Comm., chaired by Lt. Gov. Guadagno, to hold public hearings In March -
2-24-10 Pension Reform bills to be introduced in Assembly this Thursday -
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' -
2-19-10 'Acting NJ education commissioner hoping other savings can ward off cuts' -
2-22-10 Trenton Active Today -
Flyer for March 2 Education 'Summit@Summit' -
MARK YOUR CALENDARS! GSCS GENERAL MEMBERSHIP-STATEWIDE MEETING 'THE SUMMIT AT SUMMIT', TUESDAY MARCH 2, 7:30 p.m., Details to follow -
2-14-10 'FAQ's on NJ's state of fiscal emergency declaration by Gov. Christie' -
2-12-10 Assembly Budget hearing posted for this Wednesday, Feb. 17 -
FY2010 Budget Solutions - PRESS PACKET -
School Aid Withheld Spreadsheet -
2-12-10 News Coverage: Governor Christie's message on actions to address current fiscal year state budget deficits -
2-11-10 Gov Christie address to Joint Session of the Legislature on state budget and current year aid reduction remains scheduled for today -
2-10-10 'Schools are likely targets for NJ budget cuts' -
2-9-10 News article posted this morning notes potential for large loss of current year school aid -
2-8-10 Northjersey.com editorial 'Tightenting our Belts' -
2-8-10 'School leaders around N.J. wait and worry over state aid figures' -
2-8-10'Gov Christie, lawmakers proporse sweeping pension, health care changes for public employees' -
2-4-10 'Christie advisers call for tough new school rules' -
1-28-10 School Surplus plan to supplant State Aid in this year gaining probability -
Governor Christie Education Transition Team Report , released 1-22-10 -
1-22-10 "N.J. poll finds support for easier teach dismissal, merit pay' -
1-20-10 'N.J. files application for federal Race to the Top education money' -
1-20-10 Editorials, Commentary on New Governor in Trenton -
1-18-10 Advance news on 'Christie as new Governor' -
GSCS to speak at Tri-District 'Open' meeting in Monmouth on January 27 -
1-15-10 Education News-Race to the Top incentives, NCLB annual results, supermajority vote upheld -
1-14-10 'N.J. Gov.-elect Christie targets teachers' union with Schundler appointment' -
1-14-10 'To lead schools, Christie picks voucher advocate' -
1-12-10 Lame Duck Session is over -
1-11-10 Transition News -
1-10-10 'Educators say consolidating school districts doesn't add up' -
1-8-10 Of Note for schools - from Lame Duck session yesterday, 1-7-10 -
1-6-10 Race to the Top Plans on the move, not without conflict -
1-6-10 Lame Duck Legislative Calendar Updated -
12-31-09 Commissioner invites chief school administrators to Race to the Top meeting -
1-5-10 GSCS: Update on January 4 Lame Duck Session & State School Aid Proposal -
1-5-10 Lame Duck Legislative Calendar through January 12th -
1-5-10 Update on January 4 Lame Duck Session -
12-23-09 Gannett article provides details on Gov. Corzine's proposal to use additional surplus in place of state aid -
12-23-09 GSCS: Governor Corzine targets excess school surplus to replace state aid payments starting in Feb '10 - lame duck legislation anticipated -
1-4-10 Legislative Calendar through January 12th -
1-4-10 Assembly Education Committee Agenda -
12-30-09 January 4th Senate Quorum -Committee Schedule (Assembly not yet public information) -
January 2010 Lame Duck Legislative Schedule -
12-15-09 Also on the GSCS Radar Screen -
12-15-09 On the GSCS Radar Screen: S2850 poised for a vote -
11-17-09 Politickernj's 'Inside Edge' on Possible Education Committee Chairs -
11-19-09 GSCS HEADS UP: Prevailing Wage bills on 'lame duck fast track' to be heard on 11-23-09 -
11-13-09 Education Week on: Gov-elect Christie's Education Agenda; Race to the Top Funds Rules -
11-12-09 p.m. Lame Duck Schedule Announced -
10-26-09 'High school sports spending grows as budgets get tighter inNew Jersey' -
10-2009 On the GSCS Radar Screen -
10-1-09 Education Week on Acheivement Gap narrowing; Algebra Testing -
10-1-09 Information on S2850 Prevailing Wage bill - food service workers included -
9-29-09 My Central NJ article on merging v home rule struggle -
GSCS Report on its Annual Meeting June 2009 -
9-27-09 Education News of Note -
9-23-09 'Tests changing for special ed students' -
9-13-09 As an issue for N.J.(Gubernatorial election), schools are in' -
8-10-09 News of Note -
8-7-09 'Bill would strengthen teacher tenure rights' -
7-14-09 Philadelphia Inquirer Editorial -
6-26-09 Floor Amendment to A1489 re Extracurricular fees -
6-26-09 Executive Director to GSCS Trustees; Wrap Up Report - State Budget and Assembly bills this week -
6-26-09 Education Issues in the News -
6-23-09 A4141 & S3000 clarifies how to eliminate Non-Operating school districts -
6-23-09 Grassroots at Work re A4140, A4142 and A1489 -
6-23-09 Press of Atlantic City on Assembly Education hearing yestserday -
6-22-09 Assembly Education moves bills out of committee -
6-22-09 GSCS Testimony A1489, A4140, A4142 -
6-22-09 Bills A4140, 4142, and A1489 -
6-21-09 Assembly Education hearing for 6-22 9 am -
6-15-09 GSCS Testifies on its concerns re S2850 -
6-11-09 GSCS - it sometimes defies logic -
4-5-09 The Record, Sunday April 5, Front Page Opinion -
4-5-09 A new approach to an old math problem' -
12-28-08 NY Times 'Pension Fight Signals What Lies Ahead' -
12-29-08 NJ to new leaders - Fund our schools -
12-21-08 GSCS EMAILNET - Excerpts -
11-25-08 Perspective piece criticizes recent Supreme Court Abbott decision -
11-24-08 Editorial asks for preschool initiative slow down -
11-23-08 'State lacks financial incentives to sell concept of school mergers' -
11-4-08 NCLB early test results -
10-6-08 D.O.E. October Workshops on Transforming High Schools -
10-6-08 October Workshops on Tranforming High Schools -
GSCS, Special Education Coalition for Funding Reform, and Rutgers Institute co-sponsor Forum Oct 7th -
10-8-08 GSCS spotlights preschool expansion implementation issues as a prioirty -
9-30-08 Senate Education Committee meets 10-2-08 -
9-24-08 Editorials re High School Redesign issues -
9-24-08 Commissioner of Education at Assembly Education Committee yesterday -
9-24-08 Supreme Court hearing on constitutionality of School Funding Reform Act -
9-17-08 HIGH SCHOOL 'REDESIGN' PLAN TO BE DISCUSSED AT STATE BOARD OF ED TODAY -
SAVE THE DATE - OCT. 7TH -
6-17-08 School bills passed in Assembly yesterday -
6-13-08 News on Education Committee actions yesterday in Trenton -
4-07 The CORE bill 'A4' in its entirety -
5-15-08 Bills A10 and A15 already posted for a vote in the Assembly this Monday 5-19-08 -
9-20-07 New Jersey School Boards Assoc. Releases its Report on Special Education -
9-20-07 With eyes on the future, justices look back at Abbott -
7-31-07 EMAILNET Status of School Funding Formula, more -
Public Education Institute Forum 9-19-07 -
Recent education Research articles of note from Public Educ Network -
APRIL '07 MOODY's OUTLOOK ON SCHOOLS -NEGATIVE -
8-9-06 Special Session Jt Comm on Consolidation of Govt Services meeting 8-8-06 -
8-2-06 Special Session 4 committees description -
8-2-06 Legislature's descriptoin of Jt Comm on School Funding Reform -
7--31-06 Legislature appoints Joint Committees on Property Tax Reform -
7-29-06 School Funding formula draws mixed reactions -
7-28-06 Gov to legislature: make history, cut taxes -
7-27-06 Trenton begins its move to address property taxes -
7-25-06 Associated Press Prop Tax Q & A -
7-19-06 Ledger -Advocates sue for release of report on school funding -
7-16-06 (thru 7-21-06) Bergen Record series investigate cost of NJ public services & property tax link -
7-18-06 Live from the Ledger -
7-18-06 Education Law Center takes state to court over funding study -
7-18-07 Star Ledger on high taxes & quality education in one town -
7-16-06 Bergen Record series investigate cost of NJ public services & property tax link -
7-14-06 EMAILNET -
7-13-06 Articles - Property tax issues, teacher salaries, voucher suit filing -
7-12-06 Statehouse starts talking specifics about property tax reform -
7-11-06 Talk of Special Session on Property Tax Reform -
6-15-06 Star Ledger, Gannet articles- Abbott advocates demand school reform at educ. dept -
A54 Roberts - Revises title and duties of county supterintendent -
Status of Senate bills related to SCI report -
6-12-06 EMAILNET - Extraordinary Special Education student aid; FY07 Budget 'crunch' is on; news clips -
6-6-06 Legislative Leaders announce initial plans for property tax reform -
S1546 Moves School Elections - GSCS Position -
Representative GSCSTestimonies -
Funding Coalition submits paper 'Beginning Discussions on School Funding Reform' -
Find Your Legislator -
5-14-06N Y Times 'For school budgets the new word is NO' -
Assembly Speaker Roberts proposes 'CORE' plan for schools & towns -
AR168 WatsonColeman-Stanley -
5-16-06 EMAILNET Action in Trenton -
5-10-06 A Lot is going on - Major News fromTrenton -
5-9-06 Supreme Ct freezes aid & Asm Budget Comm grills DOE Commissioner -
4-21-06 School budget election fallout - politicians & press comment -
3-28-06 GSCS testimony before Assembly Budget Comm today -
4-17-06 EMAILNET -
4-8-07 Corzine Administration files brief with Supreme Court re Abbott funding -
4-16-06 Star Ledger editorial & article re Gov v. Abbott from 4-15-06 -
3-28-06 GSCS testimony before Assembly Budget Comm -
Legislative Calendar during State Budget FY07 process -
3-24-06 Schools learn who wins, loses in Corzine budget -
3-10-06 Star Ledger 'Time is ripe for poorer districts to contribute. -
2-22-06 New York Times NCLB - 20 states ask for flexibility -
2-1-06 EMAILNET GSCS Advocacy FY07 Budget; On the Homepage Today -
Governor Corzine's Transition Team Reports -
1-25-06 Star Ledger 'School District's Woes Point to Rising Tax Resistance' -
1-19-06 EMAILNET Quick Facts, On the Homepage Today -
The Record7-10-05 Sunday Front Page Must Read -
GSCS submission to Governor Corzine's Education Policy Transiton Team -
1-15-06 The Record 2 Sunday Articles anticipating top issues confronting the Corzine administration -
1-15-06 Sunday Star Ledger front page on Property Taxes -
1-12-06 Star Ledger 'Lawmaker pushes tax relief plan' -
12-14-05 Asbury ParkPress Editorial 'Re-assess the ABC's of School Funding' notes the Governor's role is critical in making positive change occur -
Star Ledger 6-17-06 Seniors call for Tax Convention Senate Prefers Special Session -
Activists Hope to Revive School Funding Issue -
December 2005 Harvard Famiily Research Project Links -
12-5-05 Governor-elect Corzine selects policy advisory groups -
EMAILNET 12-3-05 Heads Up! -
YOU ARE INVITED - GSCS Invitation: Members and friends of education are invited to a December 7 Symposium on School Funding 'It's Time to get off the Dime - Pitfalls, Priorities and Potential' -
10-19-05 Courier Post-Gannett article on Gubernatorial Debate -
11-1-05 EMAILNET More information on Gubernatorial Candidates -
Lameduck Legislative Calendar November 10 2005 - January 9, 2006 -
11-9-05 8 a.m. Election November 8 2005 information -
11-8-05 EMAILNET You are invited to Dec & Symposium on School Funding -
10-14-05 EMAILNET Parent question for Gubernatorial Candidates aired on 101.5 debate, SCC funds, Next Board meeting, press briefing notes -
November 8 2005 YOUR VOTE TODAY COUNTS ... Some news articles worth reading -
Education Law Center Issues Guildlines for Abbot School Districts -
10-16-05 Sunday Star Ledger & Gannet news articles on gubernatorial candidates take on important issues related to public education issues -
10-5-05 PRESS BRIEFING ON SCHOOL AID & FUNDING SPONSORED by Ad Hoc School Finance Discussion Group, GSCS is participant...10-6-05 ASbury Park Press (Gannett) & Press of Atlantic City articles -
Proposed State Budget for Fiscal Year 2006 - GSCS Testimony -
GSCS Testimony before Constitutional Convention Task Force -
NCLB
