Quality Public Education for All New Jersey Students

 

 
     Education Transformation Task Force Initial Report...45 recommendations for starters
     9-12-11 Governor's Press Notice & Fact Sheet re: Education Transformation Task Force Report
     4-5-11 Education Issues in the News
     Assembly Education Committee hearing Feb 2-10-11
     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
     On the GSCS Radar Screen: Recently proposed (early June '10) legislation S2043 brings back Last Best Offer (LBO) for school boards in negotiations
     On the GSCS RADAR SCREEN S2021 (June '10) sponsored by Senator Tom Kean
     4-19-10 Lt. Gov. Guadagno's RED TAPE REVIEW GRP - INITIAL REPORT
     4-19-10 GSCS MANDATE RELIEF SUGGESTIONS to GOV CHRISTIE'S RED TAPE REVIEW GRP (& to Legislators), first submitted by invitation December 2009
     3-11-10 'GOP vows tools to cut expenses, tighter caps'
     3-5-10 HomeTowne Video taping + interviews of GSCS Summit@Summit
     3-4-10 'NJ education chief Bret Schundler tells suburban schools to expect more cuts in aid'
     2-25-10 Gov. Christie's Red Tape Review Comm., chaired by Lt. Gov. Guadagno, to hold public hearings In March
     2-4-10 'Christie advisers call for tough new school rules'
     GSCS MANDATES SUBMISSION- CHRISTIE ED TRANS TEAM & RED TAPE GROUP
     12-15-09 GSCS is working with the Christie Transition Team
     GSCS Board of Trustees representatives to meet with Christie Red Tape Group
     1-23-09 Schools get an eduction in thrift
     COUNCIL ON LOCAL MANDATES 'ELIMINATES' DOE spec ed 'AGE SPAN' reg 7-26
     2-16-07 CORZINE signs mandate legislation - Star Ledger article
     August 2004 Radon decision in favor of schools
     Radon Decision in favor of schools calls radon legislation an unpaid mandate
     Recap on property tax issues and S1701 - GSCS has been requesting legislative help on school budget cost drivers for a number of years - here is one example from summer 2004
     GOV McGREEVEY - MANDATE RELIEF COMMISSION 2005
2-16-07 CORZINE signs mandate legislation - Star Ledger article
Corzine keeps patriotic holidays in the public school classrooms Friday, February 16, 2007 Star-Ledger Staff Gov. Jon S. Corzine signed a bill yesterday that would continue the teaching of Veterans Day, Memorial Day, Presidents Day, Columbus Day and Commodore Barry Day in New Jersey public schools. The bill, designed to eliminate a variety of unnecessary mandates imposed upon schools, includes recommendations made by the governor when he conditionally vetoed the original version on Jan. 29. The original bill was criticized by veterans groups because it would have eliminated the requirement that schools teach about Memorial Day and Veterans Day. Corzine responded by returning those holidays and several others. The bill was intended to reduce property taxes by eliminating costly mandates on schools. The bill (A-17) was sponsored by Assemblywoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-Mercer) and Sen. John Adler (D-Camden).

Corzine keeps patriotic holidays in the public school classrooms Friday, February 16, 2007 Star-Ledger Staff Gov. Jon S. Corzine signed a bill yesterday that would continue the teaching of Veterans Day, Memorial Day, Presidents Day, Columbus Day and Commodore Barry Day in New Jersey public schools. The bill, designed to eliminate a variety of unnecessary mandates imposed upon schools, includes recommendations made by the governor when he conditionally vetoed the original version on Jan. 29. The original bill was criticized by veterans groups because it would have eliminated the requirement that schools teach about Memorial Day and Veterans Day. Corzine responded by returning those holidays and several others. The bill was intended to reduce property taxes by eliminating costly mandates on schools. The bill (A-17) was sponsored by Assemblywoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-Mercer) and Sen. John Adler (D-Camden).