New Jersey State Legislature Archives - Page 8 of 13 - NJ Education Report
October 12, 2022

Piperno, Eulner: Murphy Is Delegating Student Mental Health Services to a Dysfunctional State Agency and Ignoring Pleas of School Districts

Ed. Note: New Jersey Assemblywomen Marilyn Piperno and Kim Euler oppose Gov. Phil Murphy’s plan to abolish school-based mental health services and put them under […]
September 27, 2022

LILLEY: NJ101.5 Gets It Wrong About Healthcare Premium Hikes for Teachers: Property Taxpayers Will Pick Up the Tab

Unfortunately, a recent news story by NJ101.5 got it all wrong about an increase in teacher healthcare premiums.  We have nothing against NJ101.5, which usually does a good […]
September 22, 2022

NJ Assembly Acts To Keep Kids From Turning Into Adults Who Use Nyquil to Marinate Their Chicken

In other legislative education news on this busy Thursday, the New Jersey Assembly Education Committee released a bill (full text below) that adds “information literacy” […]
September 22, 2022

Sen. Pennacchio Blasts Murphy’s Department of Education For Escalating Threats About Sex Ed Standards

Senator Joe Pennacchio blasted the Murphy administration’s escalating threats to school districts that refuse to implement controversial new sex education standards imposed by the State […]
September 14, 2022

Senator Schepisi Urges Health Benefits Commission To Rescue School Districts Plagued With Runaway Healthcare Costs

In a letter to members of the New Jersey State Health Benefits Commission prior to their meeting to consider astronomical increases in health benefits costs, […]
September 13, 2022

What We’re Getting Wrong About the New Jersey Teacher Shortage

New Jersey Republican Assemblywoman Michele Matsikoudis wrote yesterday that New Jersey needs “to combat the teacher shortage “head-on” to protect our kids from “overfilled classrooms […]
September 12, 2022

MATSIKOUDIS: New Jersey Can Remedy the Teacher Shortage By Easing Regulations and Eligibility

Assemblywoman Michele Matsikoudis serves as a member of the Assembly Education Committee and the Joint Committee on Public Schools. She represents parts of Morris, Somerset […]
August 17, 2022

DURR: Despite What NJEA Says, Parents Not ‘Extremists’ for Expressing Concerns About Sex Education Mandates

This is a press release. Senator Ed Durr responded to an advertisement from the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) that labels parents extremists for expressing […]