Grassroots at Work
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3-20-12 Education Issues in the News -
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 -
4-3-11Press 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 -
3-31-11 Charters an Issue in the Suburbs - and - So far, only 7 Separate Questions on April School Budget Ballots -
3-22-11 Special Master's Report to the Supreme Court: State did not meet its school funding obligation -
Attached to GSCS 3-7-11 Testimony: Marlboro Schools strike historic agreement with instructional aides, bus drivers, bus aides -
GSCS Take on Governor's Budget Message -
Gov's Budget Message for Fiscal Year 2010-2011 Today, 2pm -
2-16-11 Commissioner Cerf talks to educators on Tenure, Merit Pay , related reforms agenda -
GSCS FYI -
2-7-11Grassroots at Work in the Suburbs -
1-25-11 Education in the News -
1-24-11 GSCSS Testimony before Assembly Education Committee: Charter School Reform -
Public Hearing on the Impact of Education Aid Cuts, Thursday January 20 -
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 -
12-7-10 Education Issues continue in the news -
12-5-10 New York Times 'A Bleak Budget Outlook for Public Broadcasters' -
12-5-10 Sunday News - Education-related Issues -
11-19-10 In the News - First Hearing held on Superintendent Salary Caps at Kean University -
11-15-10 GSCS meeting with Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver -
GSCS Education Forum Stayed Focused on Quality Education -
Nov 10 Program Announcement - GSCS & NJSDC Fall Education Forum -
Mark Your Calendars: GSCS-NJ Schools Development Council: Education Forum November 10, 2010 Douglas College Center -
8-23-10 S2208 (Sarlo-Allen prime sponsors) passes 36-0 (4 members 'not voting') in the Senate on 8-23-10 -
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' -
7-18-10 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 -
7-1 and 2- 10 Governor Christie convened the Legislature to address property tax reform -
GSCS On the Scene in Trenton: State Budget poised to pass late Monday...Cap Proposals, Opportunity Scholarship Act in Limbo -
4-21-10 DOE posts election results -
Hear about Governor Christie's noontime press conference tonight -
4-21-10 News on School Election Results -
4-20-10 Today is School Budget & School Board Member Election Day -
4-18-10 It's About Values - Quality Schools...Your Homes...Your Towns: Sunday front page story and editorial -
4-19-10 GSCS Testimony before the Assembly Budget Committee on State Budget FY'11 -
4-18-10 Sunday Op-eds on school budget vote: Jim O'Neill & Gov Christie -
4-13-10 Testimony submitted to Senate Budget Committee -
GSCS 'HOW-TO' GET TRENTON'S ATTENTION ON STATE BUDGET SCHOOL ISSUES FY '11' - Effective and Well-Reasoned Communication with State Leaders is Critical -
Administration's presentation on education school aid in its 'Budget in Brief' published with Governor Christie's Budget Message -
PARENTS ARE CALLING TO EXPRESS THEIR CONCERNS FOR THE SCHOOL AID PICTURE - GSCS WILL KEEP YOU UP-TO-DATE -
GSCS 'HOW-TO GET TRENTON'S ATTENTION ON STATE BUDGET SCHOOL ISSUES FY '11': Effective & Well-Reasoned Communication with State Leaders is Critical -
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 -
3-4-10 GSCS Email-Net: Summit @ Summit Report - A New Day in Trenton? -
3-3-10 'Public Education in N.J.: Acting NJ Comm of Educ Bret Schundler says 'Opportunity' -
3-4-10 'NJ education chief Bret Schundler tells suburban schools to expect more cuts in aid' -
Flyer: March 2 Education Summit Keynote Speaker - Education Commissioner Bret Schundler - Confirmed -
2-25-10 Gov. Christie's Red Tape Review Comm., chaired by Lt. Gov. Guadagno, to hold public hearings In March -
Flyer: March 2 Education Summit Keynote Speaker Confirmed -
Flyer for March 2 Education 'Summit@Summit' -
GSCS at TRI-DISTRICT MEETING IN MONMOUTH COUNTY January 27 -
GSCS Report on its Annual Meeting June 2009 -
6-23-09 Grassroots at Work re A4140, A4142 and A1489 -
6-26-09 Executive Director to GSCS Trustees; Wrap Up Report - State Budget and Assembly bills this week -
5-27-09 GSCS 18th ANNUAL MEETING - All INVITED GUESTS HAVE CONFIRMED, INCLUDING GOVERNOR CORZINE -
4-17-09 Model letter to community re required language on budget election ballot -
FIND OUT & STAY TUNED - www.gscschools.org has nearly 1,000,000 verified hits and approximately 90,000 individual visits to date ... and counting -
3-27-09 GSCS Travels the State -
March 25 GSCS-HADDONFIELD OPEN MEETING 7pm -
Haddonfield On Line posts Commissioner Davy's appearance with GSCS at Wednesday March 25 meeting hosted by Haddonfield School District Board of Education -
GSCS-Leonia 3-18-09 meeting Press Release -
March 25-GSCS-HADDONFIELD GENERAL MEMBERSHIP-OPEN MEETING 7pm -
RESCHEDULED to MARCH 18 - GSCS MEETING IN LEONIA -
CONCERNED ABOUT YOUR SCHOOLS? YOU ARE INVITED-GSCS General Membership Open Meeting Leonia Feb 25 7 pm -
SAVE THE DATE - GSCS GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING IN BERGEN COUNTY -
More good examples - Grassroots advocacy: letters- to-the-editor published -
11-6-07 GSCS Parent Advocates help clarify election issues...the Millburn Example -
10-23 Media reports & Trenton responses to date re GSCS Press Conf -
GSCS 'NOV 6th LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS 'ADVOCACY PACKET -
7-10-07 EMAILNET GSCS ADVOCACY PACKET Need for new school funding formula, more -
2-20-07 FAIR HAVEN SCHOOL FUNDING & PROPERTY TAX FORUM -
3-15-07 Millburn-Short Hills Advocates for Education ask for you help in contacting Governor -
Grassroots Forum set for 3-8 in Millburn-Short Hills -
GRASSROOTS SPEAK UP re State Aid for FY07-08 & Recent Legislation that can negatively impact school communities -
11-2-06 GSCS Parent Press Conference Coverage -
11-1-06 Press Conference packet -
10-31-06 PRESS ADVISORY -
DIRECTIONS to Statehouse -
SPECIAL SESSION ADVOCACY TIPS -
Parent & Member Information Packet on Special Session -
October 2006 Quality Education At Risk -
7-18-06 Summit PTO-PTA communication -
7-17-06 Bernards Twp communication to citizens -
Contact info for Letters to the Editor - Statewide newspapers -
6-22-06 GSCS Parent Coordinator Letter to the Editor -
NEW to our website...WHAT'S THE 'BUZZ' ? -
4-24-06 Citizens for Hopewell Valley Schools letter to Senator Shirley Turner -
4-16 Courier Post 'Do Nothing Leaders' -
Grassroots at work - Ridgewood Board member testimony of FY07 -
3-24-06 Schools learn who wins, loses in Corzine budget -
3-9-06 Governor speaks to S1701 at town meeting -
EMAILNET 3-9-06 to South Jersey districts -
COFFEE a coalition of families for excellent education -
1-29-06 Asbury Park Press Sunday Front Page Right -
Posted 1-17-06 December 2005 article from the NewsTranscript of Monmouth County -
12-16-05 EMAILNET -
1-17-06 Asbury Park Press "Viewpoint" comments by parents Kim Newsome & Marianne Kligman -
1-12-06 Asbury Park Press letter to the editor -
12-12-05 EMAILNET Bills move out of Assembly Education Committee -
Nora Radest Summit Parent, Glen Ridge Supt. Dan Fishbien, Glen Ridge Parenet and Board of Education President Betsy Ginsburg -
UPDATE on 12-8-05 Assembly Education Committee hearing -
12-2-05 Hopewell Valley letter to Senate Education Committee Chair Shirley Turner re: school budget amendment bills & S1701 -
Madison parents and Morris County Outreach Efforts on S1701 Amendment legislation 11-28-05 -
Parent Network FYI re EMAILNET 11-28-05 on S1701 -
10-14-05 EMAILNET Parent question for Gubernatorial Candidates aired on 101.5 debate, SCC funds, Next Board meeting, press briefing notes -
Readington Forum on School Funding & Meet the Assembly Candidates 11-1-05 -
Bergen County's 'Dollars & Sense' organization hosts informational meeting on -
Bergen County's 'Dollars & Sense' organization hosts informational meeting on "Bergen County United" Wed. Oct 19th Paramus High School Cafe 7:30 p.m. -
Parents in Trenton 9-21-05 Press Conference -
Annual Meeting President Walt Mahler's Good News on NJ Public Schools -
Glen Ridge community group 'New Jersey Citizens for Education Equity in Funding' -
Glen Ridge Schools and GSCS Dec 9 Meeting -
Red Bank Area December 6, 2004 Forum -
Rumson PTA, Monmouth Parents, May 2005 -
Princeton Marh 2005 Education symposium -
Grassroots 'faces' -
Regional Forums: Quality Education Counts - School Funding Reality and S1701 -
A99 and S1701 -
GSCS Web Servey Results