June 24, 2024 | NJ State Policy Updates
Education Lawmakers Abandon Plan to Subsidize Private School Tuition – Sponsors of the proposed New Jersey Student Support Act withdrew the bill following widespread stakeholder opposition. The bill would have directed the state to spend $37.5 million annually...
June 17, 2024 | NJ State Policy Updates
Education Community Colleges Resist Budgetary Cuts – Community colleges statewide have spoken out against a $20 million reduction in state aid which will halt colleges’ expansion plans and force them to raise tuition and cut programming and services. State aid...
June 10, 2024 | NJ State Policy Updates
Education Assembly Education Committee Advances ‘Freedom to Read’ Bill – The Assembly Education Committee advanced on June 6 A3446, a bill which requires local districts to create policies on book curation in school and public libraries that bar the removal of...
June 4, 2024 | NJ State Policy Updates
Education Legislators Advance Measures to Address Teacher Shortage – On May 20, the state Senate passed two pieces of legislation to alleviate NJ’s teacher shortage. S1287 would bar officials from requiring teaching candidates to pass a basic skills test to...
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