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     GSCS Email-Net Archive - Recent and Selected Posting
     GSCS Email-Net 11-16-10
     GSCS News 'Email-Net' Archive, beginning 2009
     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
     3-4-10 GSCS Email-Net: Summit @ Summit Report - A New Day in Trenton?
     2-12-10 Gov Chrisite's Message re Current Yr Deficit
     2-16-10 Email-net March @ Summit at Summit
     1-26-10 GSCS Email-Net Christie Era Begins
     1-20-10 GSCS Heads Up FYI.docx
     1-6-10 GSCS Email-Net Lame Duck Watch
     12-15-09 Email-Net
     11-9-09 GSCS Email-Net: Request to Trustee Districts
     11-6-09 GSCS Email-Net: Important Post-Election Information
     11-5-09 GSCS Email-Net: Election Information - Christie on Education - and Request to Member Districts
     11-3-09 GSCS Email-Net: Today is Election Day - Coverage, more
     10-21-09 GSCS EMAIL-NET: Commissioner Davy to be at GSCS meeting in Atlantic City
     10-15-09 GSCS Email-Net: Compare Corzine-Christie re education
     9-25-09 GSCS EMAIL-NETOn GSCS Radar Screen, Intro Cons. Cntct
     9-14-09 GSCS EMAILNET Welcome 2009-2010
     6-24-09 GSCS EMAILNET Heads Up FYI
     6-22 & 24 (update) - 09 GSCS EMAILNET FYI re bills A4140, A1489, A4142
     6-19-09 a.m. GSCS 'Quick' FYI - State Budget Vote delayed to Thursday, June 25
     6-15-09 GSCS Heads Up FYI
     6-12-09 EMAILNET
     6-4-09 EMAILNET
     5-19-09 Treasurer David Rousseau announces additional round of cuts to Gov's proposed State Budget FY2009-2010
     5-14-09 GSCS Heads Up - State Aid payments to be delayed into next Fiscal Year
     428-09 EMAILNET Abbott & SFRA; DOE before State Budget Committees
     4-17-09 EMAILNET Federal Stimulus Title 1 and IDEA Allocations Announced
     4-2-09 EMAILNET & GSCS FYI for April 2009
     3-27-09 EMAILNET
     3-16-09 EMAILNET
     3-6-09 GSCS March FYI - Trenton & GSCS Happenings & more
     2-23-09 EMAILNET
     2-12-09 EMAILNET GSCS Message for State Budget FY10: STABILITY & FAIRNESS
     1-30-09 EMAILNET Fed Stimulus Proposal, School Vote, Stability & Fairness
     1-24-09 EMAILNET Federal Stimulus proposal - local district impact listing
     1-17-09 GSCS EMAILNET & SCHOOL FUNDING OVERVIEW
     1-17-09 GSCS EMAILNET
     Education excerpts from House Fed Stimulus package in GSCS 1-15-09 Heads Up
     GSCS 1-15-09 'Heads Up' - House Releases its Fed Stimulus Package
     January 2009 GSCS FYI
     1-5-09 EMAILNET Gov Announces Spending Reductions for FY0809 Today
     12-21-08 GSCS EMAILNET - Excerpts
     10-31-08 EMAILNET
     10-17-08 EMAILNET
     9-29-08 GSCS EMAILNET
     9-12-08 GSCS EMAILNET
     7-2-08 EMAILNET FYI
     6-17-08 EMAILNET FYI, State Budget Agreement, School Construction bill moving towards passage
     6-10-08 GSCS EMAILNET FYI Trenton focus
     5-30-08 EMAILNET FYI - GSCS ANNUAL MTG NEWS BRIEFS
     4-16-08 EMAILNETSchool Budget Elections early results
     1-18-07 GSCS EMAILNET FYI
     1-14-08 EMAILNET Governor Corzine Sign funding legisation into law 1-13-08 at Drumthwacket
     1-11-08 EMAILNET Funding legislation passes - Aftermath
     1-4-08 EMAILNET GSCS statement on current funding proposal - leaning negative
     1-3-08 EMAILNET Aid proposal - update & analysis
     12-21-07 EMAILNET - GSCS spots 'Giveback' provision in draft bill - a flip flop?
     12-19-07 Proposed Funding formula - update
     12-12-07 EMAILNET Funding Plan proposal to be released today, no bill yet
     12-7-07 EMAILNET Jt Committees schedule hearing on new school funding plan, Commissioner Davy to present
     12-6-07 EMAILNET Funding bill - emerging issues
     12-1-07 EMAILNET FYI Governor Corzine present new school funding formula concepts
     11-30-07 EMAILNET FYI
     11-13-07 GSCS EMAILNET
     11-6-07 EMAILNET
     10-15-07 GSCS EMAILNET
     10-1-07 GSCS EMAILNET
     071015 EMAILNET
     071001 EMAILNET
     9-21-07 EMAILNET
     7-31-07 EMAILNET Status of School Funding Formula, more
     7-10-07 EMAILNET Includes GSCS ADVOCACY PACKET Need for new school funding formula, more
     6-29-07 EMAILNET Lots of news affeccting your schools and communities
     6-22-07 EMAILNET State Budget Passes last night
     6-14-07 GSCS FYI EMAILNET State Budge FY08 Revisions to State Budget filed today
     6-13-07 GSCS EMAILNET
     5-18-07 EMAILNET School Funding Formula Needed Now
     3-30-07 EMAILNET
     3-21-07 EMAILNET
     3-6-07 EMAILNET State Budget hearings, State Aid, Grassroots activities
     2-22-07 GSCS EMAILNET re Gov's Budget Message
     2-20-07 EMAILNET FYI - AMID joins GSCS
     2-12-07 EMAILNET SCHOOL AID & PROPERTY TAX HELP NEEDED NOW
     2-9-07 GSCS EMAILNET MEMBER FYI on Trenton legislation Action
     1-26-07 EMAILNET TRENTON UPDATE: A4 CORE Plan on Assembly Agenda Monday; A1 The 4% Tax Cap bill not yet introduced but still possible for Assembly agenda 1-29 also
     1-19-07 EMAILNET
     1-2 & 3-07 EMAILNET GSCS Resolution, Fast Track Property Tax bills
     12-15-06 EMAILNET Bills Held!
     11-14-06GSCS FYI EMAILNET - Spec Session Jt Comm Reports due out 11-15-06
     11-11-06 EMAILNET Special Session Legislative Committees report Nov. 14 or 15
     11-7-06 EMAILNET Special Education Categorical aid at risk and more
     10-21-06 EMAILNET Spec Session, press conference, GSCS board mtg inAtl. City
     10-5-06 EMAILNET
     9-22-06 EMAILNET
     9-20-06 EMAILNET Special Session news & testimonies
     9-15-06 EMAILNET Special Session; School Construction Report Released
     9-7-06 EMAILNET Special Session & Trenton Update
     8-31-06 EMAILNET re Sept 5 Jt Comm on Pub Schl Funding mtg
     7-21-06 GSCS QUICKNET
     8-24-06 EMAILNET Special Session Update
     8-18-06 EMAILNET
     8-2-06 EMAILNET Special Session fyi, more
     7-28-06 GSCS 'QUICKNET' direct from Trenton
     7-28-06 GSCS 'QUICKNET' from Trenton on Special Session
     7-27-06 GSCS 'QUICKNET' Property Tax Session info
     7-14-06 EMAILNET
     7-11-06 EMAILNET FYI
     7-7-06 EMAILNET - AGREEMENT ON STATE BUDGET REACHED, impt 'details' still being finalized
     6-29-06 GSCS 'QUICKNET FYI' Update on State Budget for FY 2007
     6-22-06 EMAILNET on the Homepage today
     6-12-06 EMAILNET - Extraordinary Special Education student aid; FY07 Budget 'crunch' is on; news clips
     6-6-06 EMAILNET On the Homepage today
     6-2-06 EMAILNET
     5-16-06 EMAILNET Action in Trenton
     5-10-06 EMAILNET
     5-5-06 EMAILNET
     4-26-06 EMAILNET Member Question 6-8 Rally
     4-24-06 EMAILNET
     4-17-06 EMAILNET
     4-11-06 EMAILNET FYI Hompage...your help requested
     3-29-06 EMAILNET State Budget FY07 Hearings Update
     3-24-06 EMAILNET FYI Update on Gov Corzine's Budget FY07
     3-23-06 EMAILNET Corzine says some Abbotts can raise taxes
     3-22-06 EMAILNET Governor Corzine's Budget Message
     3-10-06 EMAILNET On the Homepage Today
     3-9-06 EMAILNETto South Jersey districts
     3-7-06 Articles on Gov's Budget Summit and School Board members off to Trenton
     3-7-06 EMAILNET S1701 Call to Action at Gov Corzine Public Hearing
     3-3-06 EMAILNET Budget discussions begin in earnest
     3-3-06 EMAILNET Budget Discussions begin in earnest
     3-1-06 EMAILNET State Budget FY07, Health Benefits
     2-1-06 EMAILNET GSCS Advocacy FY07 Budget; On the Homepage Today
     1-19-06 EMAILNET Quick Facts, On the Homepage Today
     1-5-06 EMAILNET Revised: Quick Facts, State Board Legal Committee school funding decision, legislative update
     12-16-05 EMAILNET
     12-12-05 EMAILNET Bills move out of Assembly Education Committee
     12-3-05 EMAILNET Heads Up!
     11-28-05 S1701 EMAILNET Alert
     11-15-05 EMAILNET
     11-10-05 [REISSUE] EMAILNET Update on S1701
     11-8-05 EMAILNET You are invited to December 7 Symposium on School Funding
     11-1-05 EMAILNET More information on Gubernatorial Candidates
     10-28-05 EMAILNET S1701 resignation, Gubernatorial election information
     10-20-14 EMAILNET At the top of the GSCS Home Page Today
     10-14-05 EMAILNET Parent question for Gubernatorial Candidates aired on 101.5 debate, SCC funds, Next Board meeting, press briefing notes
     9-29-05 EMAILNET School Construction Issues
     9-23-05 EMAILNET Follow Up Parents in Trenton Press Conference
     8-30-05 EMAILNET Invitation to Parents in Trenton Press Conference
     9-9-05 EMAILNET
     7-29-05 EMAILNET
     7-14-05 EMAILNET School Aid Inequity & S1701 amendments update
     7-8-05 EMAILNET GSCS Take on the Assembly Passing of A3680Cryan, an S1701 amendment bill
     6-29-05 EMAILNET re State Budget FY06
     EMAILNET 6-24-05 GSCS Positions: State Budget FY06 Issues Need Resolving
     EMAILNET 6-10-05 SchoolConstruction Heads Up
     Read Parent Call to Action Letter
     6-17-05 EMAILNET [2] School Construction continued
     6-17-05 EMAILNET FY06 Budget & Advocay Update, Quick Facts
     EMAILNET 6-10-05 School Construction Funding Heads Up!
     EMAILNET 6-8-05 Annual Meeting Advocacy - FY06 info - Quick Facts - more
     Star Ledger June 3 2005
     Associated Press on Annual Meeting, 6-4-05: In the Homestretch Candidates Talk Education Issues
     GSCS 14th Annual Breakfast Meeting 6-3-05 AGENDA
     EMAILNET 5-27-05FY06 Legislator Budget Question; A451 State Health Benefits Plan Waiver for Dual Spouse Coverage GSCS Supports ....
     5-18-2005
     5-6-05 EMAILNET Rumson S1701 Meeting; Legislative News...More
     4-21-05 Annual Breakfast Meeting June 3 Sign Up
     Emailnet 4-14-05
     4-14-05 EMAILNET
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     2003-2004 School Year Archive
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10-15-07 GSCS EMAILNET

GARDEN STATE COALITION OF SCHOOLS/GSCS

EMAILNET 10-15-07

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ON THE HOMEPAGE TODAY at   www.gscschools.org

GSCS notes with deep sadness the sudden passing of Dr. David Rebovich on Friday, October 12, 2007. An outstanding political analyst, commentator, and  beloved political science teacher at Rider University, Dr. Rebovich was the keynote speaker at the GSCS 16th Annual Meeting this June. He will be missed.

GSCS QUICK FACT:  GSCS General Membership Meeting (open to conference attendees) 10-24-07 in Atlantic City...At Room 417, Convention Conference Center,4:30 p.m., immediately following the NJSBA's Fall Workshop "State Legislative Update". See you there!

TRENTON PRESS CONFERENCE OCT 22: GSCS on School Funding Formula - MEMBERSHIP ATTENDANCE IMPORTANT
GSCS has scheduled a press conference on school funding to not only discuss the absolute need for the state to get a funding formula proposal laid out for viable public debate so that a formula can be in place for the 2008-2009 school year, as consistently promised by state leadership and the legislature. GSCS' also plans to release its suggested benchmarks for a new formula at that time............................................ MEMBERS, PARENTS - HELP MAKE IT CLEAR HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS TO COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE BY SHOWING UP - ATTEND THE PRESS CONFERENCE ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 11:30 IN COMMITTEE ROOM 1, at the Statehouse Annex............. We will gather in the Statehouse Cafeteria at 11 a.m. Please let GSCS know of your attendance plans by emailing to ' kathygoldenberg@comcast.net '. Directions attached, click on More...
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10-10-07 Key Questions for Legislative Candidates
KEY QUESTIONS FOR LEGISLATIVE CANDIDATES By David Rebovich - Managing Director of the Rider University Institute for New Jersey Politics. He also writes a regular column, "On Politics," for NEW JERSEY LAWYER.

"Jon Corzine, the guy with all that money, turned out to be the Governor who likes to pass the buck, when it comes to dealing with important policy issues, that is. A new school funding formula, comprehensive ethics reform, and asset monetization, arguably the three top issues New Jersey, will all be debated and presumably addressed in the next legislative session that begins in January 2008. These issues apparently are too controversial to talk about during the current campaign season, according to the Governor and the legislative leaders in his own party. How foolish for anyone to think that this is precisely the time when candidates should discuss high priority, challenging issues and present policy proposals that deal with them..."
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10-12-07 Coach Corzine's tactic to win the game? Punt…


STAR LEDGER 12-12-07 Tom Moran's column 'On Politics' ......"Two months before legislative elections, Democrats are doing all they can to make sure the campaign is as dull as possible....They have a suitcase full of big plans on all the key issues -- crime, school funding, ethics, housing and the enormous state debt...But they won't reveal them until the election is over, when all those pesky voters have gone home and stopped paying attention. ....The governor denies that this lucky timing (of discussing tough issues during this Fall's legislative campaigns) has anything to do with politics, and you can believe that if you want....But it fits a pattern. He's also punted on school funding, an issue that's bound to be explosive because the state's lack of funds means there will be winners and losers...And after Democrats have won a race that will be remembered as the Seinfeld campaign of 2007 -- a contest about nothing."
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GSCS and Municipalities talking together about school funding
The League of Municipalities has established a Mayor's School Funding Committee, chaired by Edison Mayor Jun Choi. GSCS' Lynne Strickland has been invited to committee meetings. Read Star Ledger editorial, click on more below.........

A consortium of elected officials, mayors, board of education members, and town officials from Somerset County, are also meeting on the subject of state aid and property taxes. GSCS was invited to present to this group. Read article & editorial, click on More...
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GSCS General Membership Meeting (open to conference attendees) 10-24-07 in Atlantic City
...At Room 417, Convention Conference Center,4:30 p.m., immediately following the NJSBA's Fall Workshop "State Legislative Update". See you there!

LEGISLATIVE CANDIDATES' CONTACT INFO
Click on More for website links to Senate and Assembly Candidates from the NJ Division of Elections.
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GSCS 'NOV 6th LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS 'ADVOCACY PACKET
To date, Trenton has yet to come through with a viable, stable and sustainable state aid funding formula that would provide support to all school districts in New Jersey. GSCS works hard at the state & local level to see that school funding is stable and sufficient enough to protect quality education programs and provide real relief to property taxpayers. GSCS encourages school district leaders to inform the public, and public officials, of your concerns and impatience with state leaders’ reluctance to address public school funding and its direct link to property tax increases. Now is the time to take a pro-active role and launch grassroots awareness campaigns on these critically important issues. Please make use of this advocacy packet as soon as possible– your help is key to seeing that the prolonged school funding debate moves forward to reality.

This advocacy packet provides action items for schools & community advocates to encourage a real conversation around the need for a new school funding formula. Included are suggested questions for legislative candidates (Election Day November 6th for all 120 seats in the New Jersey Legislature/Assembly and Senate); letters-to-the-editor & legislative candidates; explanation of the issues.
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9-29-07 The New York Times - Patience with Corzine Wears Thin
Political Memo...Published: September 29, 2007 TRENTON, Sept. 28 "...Nor is it likely, according to the conventional wisdom swapped in the State House corridors, that Mr. Corzine will unveil anything too controversial before the November elections, in which all 120 legislative seats are being contested.

As a result, the Legislature’s lame-duck session in November and December could be one of the most important in recent memory. Among the knotty issues still on the table are Mr. Corzine’s plan for the state’s toll roads, a new formula to finance public education and a master plan to overhaul the state’s energy priorities...."

[And]"...Educators had hoped that a new formula for financing public schools would be released earlier this year, but now the timetable is unclear.

“This has been a frustrating, slow-motion process that, at least publicly, has created an unstable atmosphere on the issue and a void of practical, needed debate,” said Lynne Strickland, executive director of the Garden State Coalition of Schools..."
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