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Property Tax Reform, Special Legislative Session & School Funding
GSCS Testimonies to Special Session Committees
GSCS Testimonies to Special Session Committees
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Governor's Toolkit Summary - Updated November 2010 -
GSCS re:PropertyTax Cap bill - Exemption needed for Special Education enrollment 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 -
Compares Total Per Pupil State Aid (minus adjustments) under new formula - '06'07 to '08'09 -
10-23 Media reports & Trenton responses to date re GSCS Press Conf -
GSCS and Municipalities talking together about school funding -
TRENTON PRESS CONFERENCE OCT 22: GSCS on School Funding Formula - MEMBERSHIP ATTENDANCE IMPORTANT -
In the news - Corzine on school aid formula & good news for urban schools -
9-13-07Corzine adds school aid to the lame-duck agenda -
Nov 2006 Special Aid loss to districts if aid were based on current ability-to-pay formula -
8-2-07 Editorial 'Reliance on property taxes must be fixed' -
6-25-07 Star Ledger 'Duck out in Trenton on some big issues' -
5-16-07 Education Week 'Frustration Builds in NJ Funding Debate' -
5-15-07 Grad students tackle school funding issues -
APRIL '07 MOODY's OUTLOOK ON SCHOOLS -NEGATIVE -
4-18-07 School Budget Vote passed statewide at 78% rate - GSCS take: state aid increases a factored in offsetting property tax increases, thus boosting passing rate by 24.6%, up from last year's passing rate of 53.4% -
4-4-07 News articles, editorial & Op-Ed on bill signings for A1 and A4 -
4-3-07 Governor Corzine signs A1 and A4 today at the War Memorial -
GSCS MEMBERSHIP QUESTIONS? Read FAQs -
3-21-07 The Tax Cap-Credit bill, A1, can become law by Friday without Governor's signature -
3-21-07 Unintended Consequences - East Windsor education in trouble under A1, and California in Retrospect - Education Week overview article -
3-15-07 Following 'special session' bills were signed today -
3-1-07 Emerging Devil showing up in the details -
2-27-07 GSCS welcomes that state aid increases for regular operating districts helps lower & some middle income districts - will persevere to see that the state extends its share of support to education more fully to all districts -
2-22-07 GSCS EMAILNET re Gov's Budget Message -
2-22-07 Gov's Budget Message Link & Related News Articles -
2-22-07 GSCS Press Release: Governor Corzine's Budget Message today -
2-20-07 EMAILNET FYI - AMID joins GSCS -
2-20-07 GSCS Press Conference today announcing coalition's expansion with joining of AMID districts -
2-16 to 2-19 New Articles of Note -
2-20-07 GSCS member Fair Haven holds school funding forum tonight -
2-14-07 GSCS letter to Gov Corzine & Commr of Education Davy - Request for State Aid FY0708 -
2-12-07 State School Aid - needed to offset property taxes now -
2-9-07 GSCS EMAILNET MEMBER FYI on Trenton legislation Action -
2-8-07 News artiles-editorial re Gov's annoucnement that there will not be a new school funding formula for FY0708 -
2-7-07 Department of Education Releases 2006 School Report Cards -
2-6-07 Trenton Update - S19 Super Supt passes Senate; Tax Cap bill stalled; No funding formula in FY0708 -
2-2-07 Grassroots letter to editor & communications message to Trenton re S19 'Super' County Supt and S20 Tax Caps bills -
2-1-07 Turnpike for sale, Gov - need funding formula, more -
2-1-07 GSCS Advocacy on bills A1-S20 and A4-S19 -
1-31-07 GSCS FYI -
1-30-07 'Is Property Tax Plan Legal?' -
1-30-07 Tax Caps bill, A1, passes Assembly late last night -
1-26-07 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 -
1-25-07 GSCS: No School Aid = No Real Tax Relief...again -
1-24-07 Quinnipiac Poll & School Construction woes for Corzine -
1-23-07 Tax Reform in Trenton? -
Scheduled for Monday 1-22-07& website to study on cost to local taxpayers when school funding formula ingored by state -
1-21-07 Gannett article on 'property tax credit, annual cap vote due' -
12-18-06 GSCS on Dept of Educ School Funding Cost Study -
GSCS members submit their well-reasoned thoughts to local newspapers -
Grassroots in Action, recent forums re school aid, property tax squeeze on communities, consolidation issues -
1-9-07 Countywide Pilot Program and County 'Super' Superintendent bills held again yesterday, Jan 22 next probable vote date scheduled for these bills -
1-8-07 Articles & Editorial talk about 'missing pieces' of tax reform proposal and note consequences -
1-5-07 Small-town officials protest consolidation -
1-4-07 Office of Legislative Services Fiscal Statement on A4-S10 CORE PLAN -
1-4-07 Gov Corzine & legislative leaders agree on 4% hard cap tied to sliding scale rebates (20% max on down) -
1-3-07 GSCS Member ALERT 'County School bills' fastracked again -
1-2-07 GSCS New Year's Resolution -
12-19-06 Feedback - articles on school funding heaings yesterday -
12-18-06 Sunday editorials - take of Property Tax session -
12-15-06 District 21 letter to GSCS subsequent to S7 & S10 being held -
12-15-06 EMAILNET Bills Held! -
12-14-06 EMAILNET FYI S7 & S10 Senate Vote Today, County Dist Stats comparison w NJ -
12-13-06 GSCS critique re A4-Roberts - Executive County Supt sections -
12-11-06 Trenton is in disarray - read news clip -
12-10-06 Parent Letter to Trenton re CORE Plan -
12-8 & 12-9 News clips on Trenton machinations... -
12-6-07 Sample Parent Advocacy Letter to Trenton -
11-30-06 Star Ledger editorial 'A slipshod reform effort' -
11-15-06 The Special Session Jt Committee Reports -
11-19-06 Sunday Press Articles & Commentaries -
11-17-06 Letter to members - cites proposal pros & cons, thanks GSCS volunteers -
11-17-06 News Clips - Trenton Proposals -
11-16-06 Governor Corzine's speech on Property Tax Address to League of Municipalities -
11-16-06 Property Tax Proposal news articles -
11-15-06 Spec Session Proposals - What GSCS is hearing & what's being said -
11-14-06GSCS FYI EMAILNET - Spec Session Jt Comm Reports due out 11-15-06 -
11-14-06 Direction of Special Session Report Recommendations starting to leak into press articles -
11-11-06 'GSCS is working hard on the behalf of hundreds of school communities across the state' -
11-10-06 NJ education chief vows urban support -
11-11-06 EMAILNET Special Session Legislative Committees report Nov. 14 or 15 -
11-9-06 Public hearing on school consolidation tonight, 7 pm, at Freehold Borough Chambers, 51 Main St -
11-9-06 Public hearing on school consolidation tonight, 7 pm, in Freehold -
11-6-06 The need for special education funding to stay as a 'categorical' aid based on each students disability is real -
11-4-06 Senate President & Assembly Speaker 'no new taxes' -
11-1-06 Parent Press Conference packet -
11-2-06 GSCS Parent Press Conference Coverage -
11-1-06 Gannett 'Halved property tax called unrealistic' -
11-1-06 Press Conference packet -
Special Aid loss to districts if aid is based on current ability-to-pay formula -
10-31-06 PRESS ADVISORY -
10-31-06 The Record - Property Tax Cut Debated -
SPECIAL SESSION ADVOCACY TIPS -
Parent & Member Information Packet on Special Session -
GSCS Testimonies before Special Session Committees -
GSCS Key Message Points re Special Session & School Funding -
10-30-06 NY Times -
10-25-06 Details on Corzine Administration's new funding formula starting to emerge -
10-21-06 Education Data Study Released - how the news is being reported -
Week of October 23, 2006 Special Session & Assem Educ.meetings -
Week of October 16, 2006 Special Session notes -
10-18-06 Star Ledger 'Let the school merger fight begin -
GSCS Testimonies before Special Session Committees this week -
GSCS invited to testify before Jt Comm on Govt Consolidation & Shared Services -
10-17-06 Legislators oppose forced consolidtation -
Week of Oct 16 Legisative Session & Committee meetings schedule -
10-13-06 GSCS Press Conf at theStatehouse set for November 1, 11:00 a.m. -
10-13-06 GSCS on News12 N.J. program -
10-12-06 GSCS Testimony in Trenton - health benefits -
Week of Oct 9 Special Session -related articles -
Week of Oct 9 Star Ledger - How other states handle property taxes -
Special Session Notes week of Oct 9 -
10-10-06 GSCS Testimony in Collingswood -
Star Ledger series- how other states handled property tax issues -
Agenda for week of Oct 9 of of 10-6-06 -
Special Session Notes week of Oct 2 -
10-5-06 EMAILNET -
10-5-06 GSCS Message Points on Special Session -
10-5-06 Conversation on school funding, consolidation continues -
9-25-06 Savings Little -Costs at merged schools similar -
9-19-06 GSCS Testimony before Jt Comm-Public Employee Benefits Reform -
9-5-06 GSCS Testimony before Jt Comm - Public School Funding re cost saving meaures in Trenton -
Special Session - Jt Committees' agenda week of Oct 2nd. -
Notes on Special Session hearings 9-19 to 9-28-06 -
What's going on? Read summary news articles -
9-26-06 Special Session news & update -
Week of 9-25 Special Session Joint Committees' agenda -
New Jersey Legislature website page on Special Session -
Special Session Joint Committees' meeting dates schedule -
9-20-06 Coverage of the benefits & School Funding Jt Comm hearings 9-19-06 -
9-18-06 News Articles re Special Session -
9-15-06 EMAILNET Special Session; School Construction Report Released -
9-7-06 EMAILNET Special Session & Trenton Update -
9-7-06 News re Jt Comm on Consolidation & Shared Services mtg 9-5 -
9-7-06 The Record Local Govts Poised to save as co-pays rise -
9-6-06 link to view yesterday's hearing at Jt Comm on Pub Schl Funding -
9-6-06 Articles re Jt Comm Hearing yesterday & related school news -
9-4-06 Weekend news articles of note -
8-31-06 EMAILNET re Sept 5 Jt Comm on Pub Schl Funding mtg -
8-24-06 EMAILNET Special Session Update -
8-31-06 Jt Comm on Govt Consolidation & Shared Services meeting -
8-29-06 School Funding to be reviewed today -
August 2006 on - GSCS Noteboard on Special Session Committee meetings -
8-29-06 Assoc Press - School Funding to be reviewd today -
8-29-06 Hopewell Valley article re - courtesy busing withdrawal -
8-26-06 'N.J.'s best schools in wealthiest, northern towns' -
8-23-06 Jt Comm on Public School Funding Reform met yesterday -
8-23-06 Live from the Ledger on-line -
8-23-06 Crowd assails changes to state health plan -
8-23-06 Jt Comm on Pub. School Funding Reform met yesterday -
August 2006 District Resolution for School Construction Aid -
8-22-06 Star Ledger Column & NY Times Editorial -
8-20-06 AP 'Property Tax reform bid to shift to overdrive' -
8-18-06 EMAILNET -
GSCS Charts show pressure on school funding -
School Budget Elections 2006 Summary Data -
8-17-06 Special Session hearing dates for the 4 Jt Committee -
8-17-06 Special Education costs & Constitutional Questions re Tax Reform -
8-14-06 News Clips -
Initial meeting Jt Comm on Public School Funding 8-10-06 -
8-9-06 article re today's Jt Comm on Public Employee Benfits Reform -
8-9-06 Special Session Jt Comm on Consolidation of Govt Services meeting 8-8-06 -
8-7-06 NY Times 'Gain in income' offset by rise in property tax -
August 2006 on - GSCS NOTEBOARD ON SPECIAL SESSION Committee meetings -
8-2-06 Special Session 4 committees description -
8-2-06 EMAILNET Special Session fyi, more -
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 Education Law Center takes state to court over funding study -
7-18-07 Star Ledger on high taxes & quality education in one town -
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 -
7-16-06 Bergen Record series investigate cost of NJ public services & property tax link -
7-11-06 Talk of Special Session on Property Tax Reform -
A54 Roberts - Revises title and duties of county supterintendent