Old Announcements prior April 2009
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GSCS WEBSITE EXPERIENCING TECH'L PROBLEMS - DISREGARD INFORMATION BELOW APRIL '09 POSTINGS - IT IS OUTDATED -
What's going on? Read summary news articles -
Weekend News Clips re Property Tax & School Funding issues -
Week of October 23, 2006 Special Session & Assem Educ.meetings -
UPDATED - Possible Spec. Educ. Aid Loss to districts (based on current aid per current, yet outdated by 6 years, CEIFA distribution) if state chooses to 'wealth-equalize' this aid in a future formula -
Tax Foundation 'Background Paper' Appropriation by Litigation -
Statement of Bruce Quinn, Acting President of AMID, upon joining GSCS membership -
Special Education - proposed 'burden of proof' legislation, Spec Educ Review Commission Report -
Sixteenth GSCS Annual Meeting May 23 2007 Program -
Scheduled for Monday 1-22-07& website to study on cost to local taxpayers when school funding formula ingored by state -
SCHOOL ELECTIONS - A PUBLIC'S CHOICE....for ITS PUBLIC VOICE -
Recent education Research articles of note from Public Educ Network -
Recent Commentary on State Approaches to School Funding, plus PEI & ELC invitation to policy discussion on costing out studies -
Public Education Institute Forum 9-19-07 -
Parent & Member Information Packet on Special Session -
New horizons? Jersey City parent group focused on realizing quality education for their children -
New York Times spring 07 articles on special education costs, enrollments; local property taxes -
NEW to our website...WHAT'S THE 'BUZZ' ? -
More good examples - Grassroots advocacy: letters- to-the-editor published -
LEGISLATIVE CANDIDATES' CONTACT INFO -
In-depth Spec Ed costs & bills to change up school systems emerging -
In the news - Corzine on school aid formula & good news for urban schools -
Hearings Schedule for State Budget FY07-08 -
Grassroots Speak Up re State Aid for FY07-08 & Recent Legislation that can negatively impact school communities -
Grassroots Forum set for 3-8 in Millburn-Short Hills -
GSCS membership is joined by the Association of Middle Income Districts -
GSCS and Municipalities talking together about school funding -
GSCS Testimonies before Special Session Committees -
GSCS RESOLUTION FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS 2007 -
GSCS MEMBERSHIP QUESTIONS? Read FAQs -
GSCS Key Message Points re Special Session & School Funding -
GSCS GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING 10-24 Fall Workshop -
GSCS 'QUICK FACTS' Stakeholder mtg scheduled & 22 Charter School applications submitted -
GSCS 'NOV 6th LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS 'ADVOCACY PACKET -
EMAILNET 6-2-06 -
EMAILNET 5-18-07 School Funding Formula Needed Now -
COUNCIL ON LOCAL MANDATES 'ELIMINATES' DOE spec ed 'AGE SPAN' reg 7-26 -
Background Paper: Public School Funding in Massachusetts 7-07 -
Back to School News of Note -
Assembly Speaker Roberts proposes 'CORE' plan for schools & towns -
APRIL '07 MOODY's OUTLOOK ON SCHOOLS -NEGATIVE -
ANOTHER BIG CAMPAIGN ISSUE - A NEW SCHOOL FUNDING FORMULA -
9-7-06 News re Jt Comm on Consolidation & Shared Services mtg 9-5 -
9-7-06 EMAILNET Special Session & Trenton Update -
9-6-06 Articles re Jt Comm-school funding hearing 9-5 & related school news -
9-29-07 The New York Times - Patience with Corzine Wears Thin -
9-26-07 Jersey Students improve scores on national test -
9-26-06 Special Session news & update -
9-21-07 EMAILNET -
9-20-07 With eyes on the future, justices look back at Abbott -
9-20-07 New Jersey School Boards Assoc. Releases its Report on Special Education -
9-20-06 EMAILNET Special Session news & testimonies -
9-20-06 Coverage of the benefits & School Funding Jt Comm hearings 9-19-06 -
9-15-06 Star Ledger & AP - 3.25B suggested for school construction -
9-13-07Corzine adds school aid to the lame-duck agenda -
8-8-07 Editorial 'School [construction] program needs more than a facelift' -
8-7-07 'State rebuilds school construction program' -
8-31-06 Jt Comm on Govt Consolidation & Shared Services meeting -
8-22-06 Star Ledger Column & NY Times Editorial -
8-2-07 Editorial 'Reliance on property taxes must be fixed' -
8-17-06 Special Education costs & Constitutional Questions re Tax Reform -
8-10-07 'Standing 'O' greets Corzine as he hosts town hall mtg' -
8-1-07 'Paterson isn't ready to gain control' & 7-29 'The Numbers still don't add up' -
8-1-06 News stories re Education Commissioner, school funding & property tax isues -
7-9&10-06 State Budget news articles -wrap up & news analyses -
7-7-06 EMAILNET 'QUICKNET' re State Budget FY 07 -
7-31-07 EMAILNET Status of School Funding Formula, more -
7-3-06 Roberts, Codey & Corzine still not on same page -
7-27-07 Retiree health costs 'time bomb' -
7-26-07 Education Law Center on school funding reform via is subgroup report -
7-25-07 NY Times '2 NJ school districts regain some local control' -
7-25-07 Debate over School Tests -
7-25-06 Associated Press Prop Tax Q & A -
7-16-06 (thru 7-21-06) Bergen Record series investigate cost of NJ public services & property tax link -
6-7-07 Republicans unveil budget proposal FY08 - $300M to help fund schools -
6-7-06 News Articles re Leg Summer Session work on Property Taxes -
6-6-06 Star Ledger re Special Summer Session -
6-6-06 Legislative Leaders announce initial plans for property tax reform -
6-6-06 EMAILNET On the Homepage today -
6-5-06 Editorials on school funding & State Budget articles -
6-29-07 EMAILNET Lots of news affecting your schools and communities -
6-22-07 EMAILNET State Budget Passes last night, Corzine - Tunrpike sale on hold -
6-21-07 State Budget being voted on today, no substantial changes for regular operarting districts -
6-21-06 Star Ledger - Washington DC Bureau re graduation rates & quality education -
6-14-07 State Budget being filed today...public hearings imminent -
6-14-07 Revisions to State Budget filed today -
6-14-07 GSCS FYI EMAILNET State Budge FY08 Revisions to State Budget filed today -
6-13-07 GSCS update; relevant news articles -
6-13-07 GSCS EMAILNET -
6-12-07 News Articles of note... -
6-10-07 New York Times Sunday - ' -
6-1-06 Star Ledger Thursday article on GSCS Annl Mtg -
5-9-06 Supreme Ct freezes aid & Asm Budget Comm grills DOE Commissioner -
5-31-06 'Live' on the Star Ledger website -
5-3-07 News Reports on Corzine Cabinet's Red Bank Town Meeting last night -
5-23-07 GSCS Annual Meeting Program Agenda -
5-21-07 In Connecticut '2 School Aid Plans Have a Similar Theme' -
5-17-06 Trenton Times - School aid & Budget dominate forum -
5-16-07 Education Week 'Frustration Builds in NJ Funding Debate' -
5-15-07 Grad students tackle school funding issues -
5-14-06N Y Times 'For school budgets the new word is NO' -
5-10-06 EMAILNET -
5-10-06 A Lot is going on - Major News fromTrenton -
5-1-06 & 4-28-06 Star Ledger articles -
4-8-07 Sunday NY TIMES - Spec'l Educ Enrollment Up Again in '06 -
4-4-07 News articles, editorial & Op-Ed on bill signings for A1 and A4 -
4-4-07 N Y Times, front page 'NJ Pension Fund Endangered by Diverted Billions' -
4-3-07 Governor Corzine signs A1 and A4 today at the War Memorial -
4-3-05 GSCS testified before Senate Budget & Approps Comm on State Budget FY 07 -
4-27-07 GSCS EMAILNET -
4-25-07 Star Ledger 'Poor towns said no to school tab' -
4-24-06 Citizens for Hopewell Valley Schools letter to Senator Shirley Turner -
4-21-06 School budget election fallout - politicians & press comment -
4-20-06 State Budget vote - articles overview -
4-2-07 Governor will sign A1 and A4 tomorrow at the War Memorial in Trenton -
4-2-07 'Dems look for way to increase state aid' -
4-19-08 Star Ledger - 'State Budgets win voter support' -
4-19-06 New Jersey School Boards Assoc & Dept of Educ information - School Budget election results -
4-18-07 School Budget Vote passed statewide at 78% rate - GSCS take: state aid increases a factored in offsetting property tax increases, thus helping to boost passing rate by 24.6%, up from last year's passing rate of 53.4% -
4-16-09 Required Ballot Language - How one school district is reaching out to its community -
4-16-06 Star Ledger editorial & article re Gov v. Abbott from 4-15-06 -
4-16-06 Gannett & Asbury Park Press on School Budget election issues -
4-15-07 Schools keep hikes near 4% limit -
3-8-07 'Education Chief Revamps Department' -
3-30-07 Education Commissioner presents Governor's Plan for School Aid in FY07 to Assembly Budget Committee -
3-27-07 GSCS Testified before Senate Budget & Approps. Comm. on Gov's School Aid plan for FY08 -
3-26-07 FYI Memo to GSCS Board re Administration's approach to developing new school funding formula -
3-26-07 Education Week 'Quality Counts 2006' on NJ School Policy -
3-25-07 New York Times on NJ Comparative Spending Guide, more on Gov putting off signing A1, Tax Caps & Rebate bill -
3-23 & 3-24-06 Dept of Ed releases state aid & comparative spending quide figures -
3-22-07 THINGS CHANGE...Governor Corzine delays A1 becoming law -
3-21-07 Unintended Consequences - East Windsor education in trouble under A1, and California in Retrospect - Education Week overview article -
3-21-07 The Tax Cap-Credit bill, A1, can become law by Friday without Governor's signature -
3-16-07 News articles -
3-15-07 State eases at risk aid restrictions & 25% members of NJ Senate retiring (so far) -
3-15-07 Millburn-Short Hills Advocates for Education ask for you help in contacting Governor -
3-15-07 Following 'special session' bills were signed today -
3-13-07 GSCS Testimony on State Budget FY'08 -
3-12-07 This article tells you why you cannot get easy access to legislator votes on-line -
3-1-07 Op Ed piece re 'Super' Superintendent in the CORE Plan -
3-1-07 Emerging Devil showing up in the details -
2007-2008 GSCS Board of Trustees -
2-9-07 GSCS EMAILNET MEMBER FYI on Trenton legislation Action -
2-8-07 News articles-editorial re Gov's announcement that there will not be a new school funding formula for FY0708 -
2-7-07 School funding, school audits - need for new formula underscored -
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 -
2-6-07 Senate passes Tax Caps bill this afternoon; CORE Plan & Tax Caps bills' statements attached -
2-27-07 GSCS notes 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 -
2-26-07 GSCS: Major changes re teachers' benefits program underway -
2-26-07 DOE Release re State School Aid Figure Made Public to Schools Today -
2-23-07 News Articles re Gov's Budget Proposal -
2-22-07 News articles re Governor's Budget Message this morning -
2-22-07 Gov's Budget Message Link ,Related News Articles, A4 CORE Plan gains final passage in the Assembly -
2-22-07 GSCS Press Release: Governor Corzine's Budget Message today -
2-22-07 GSCS EMAILNET re Gov's Budget Message -
2-21-07 Associated Press 'Codey Affirms More State Aid' -
2-20-07 Live from the Ledger on-line -
2-20-07 GSCS member Fair Haven holds school funding forum tonight -
2-20-07 GSCS Press Conference today announcing coalition's expansion with joining of AMID districts -
2-20-07 FAIR HAVEN SCHOOL FUNDING & PROPERTY TAX FORUM -
2-20-07 EMAILNET FYI - AMID joins GSCS -
2-2-07 Grassroots letter to editor & communications message to Trenton re S19 'Super' County Supt and S20 Tax Caps bills -
2-16-07 CORZINE signs mandate legislation - Star Ledger article -
2-16 to 2-19 News Articles of Note -
2-15-07 'Parents get boost on special ed rights' Star Ledger -
2-14-07 GSCS letter to Gov Corzine & Commr of Education Davy - Request re State Aid FY07-08 -
2-12-07 State School Aid - needed to offset property taxes now -
2-12-07 FYI MEMBER ALERT & Governor's Budget Message -
2-1-07 Turnpike for sale, Gov - need funding formula, more -
2-1-07 ALERT - YOUR HELP NEEDED - GSCS Advocacy: A1-S20 & A4-S19 up for MONDAY vote -
12-8-07 NY Times article re Special Education funding under Governor's school aid proposal -
12-8 & 12-9 News clips on Trenton machinations... -
12-7-07 Joint Committees Schedule Hearing on New School Funding Proposal -
12-7-06 GSCS on Statehouse Process -
12-6-07 news articles on Governor's school aid proposal -
12-6-07 IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THE SENATE EDUCATION & BUDGET COMMITTEES WILL HOLD A COMBINED HEARING ON SCHOOL AID PLAN NEXT THURSDAY, DEC. 13 -
12-31-06 New Year's articles reflect not only on property taxes but also how suburbs are changing in challenging ways -
12-3-07 As details become clearer on the new funding plan, GSCS will report on its emerging position -
12-22-07 NJEA opposes school funding bill as drafted...Star Ledger list of districts potentially slated to be negatively impacted by 'giveback' provision -
12-21-07 School Formula hearing scheduled for 12-27-07 -
12-21-07 Initial reactions to fast-track legislation for school funding -
12-20-07 The draft school funding formula bill is now posted on the DOE's website -
12-2-07 Sunday news articles on new funding plan -
12-2-07 Q& A on special education aid changes in new funding plan -
12-2-07 Governor's funding plan:summary of 11-30-07 presentation -
12-19-08 GSCS Initial Concerns re Funding Proposal - What you can do -
12-19-07 School Formula info & comments -
12-19-06 Feedback - articles on school funding hearings held 12-18-06 -
12-18-07 Dept of Educ website for detailed explanation of new formula -
12-17-07 GSCS FYI re new school aid proposal -
12-16 & 17 - 07 News on Funding Proposal -
12-15-06 District 21 letter to GSCS subsequent to S7 & S10 being held -
12-14-07 News articles on new school funding plan -
12-14-07 GSCS Testimony on School Funding Formula at Initial Trenton hearing -
12-14-06 EMAILNET FYI S7 & S10 Senate Vote Today, County Dist Stats comparison w NJ -
12-12-07 School Funding District Data and Funding Plan to be revealed today -
12-11-07 GSCS Op-Ed on proposed School Funding Formula in The Record today -
12-1-07 New School Funding concepts presented by Governor Corzine and Commissioner Davy -
11-8-07 Governor & Legislative leadership agree to take up - and pass - funding formula in Lame Duck -
11-7-07 News articles re: yesterday's election & ballott questions -
11-7-07 Legislative leaders talk about school funding formula in lame duck? -
11-6-07 GSCS Parent Advocates help clarify election issues...the Millburn Example -
11-4-07 Sunday GSCS Op-Ed piece: New school funding formula must treat students, public alike -
11-4-06 Senate President & Assembly Speaker 'no new taxes' -
11-30-07 School Funding Formula proposal being unveiled piecemeal -
11-29-07 Gannett State Bureau on emerging funding formula -
11-26-07 Board of Trustees to meet this Wednesday, 3:30 at the East Brunsiwick BOE -
11-20-07 RELEASE OF NEW SCHOOL FUNDING FORMULA LIKELY TO BE DELAYED UNTIL AFTER THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY -
11-17-06 Letter to members - cites proposal pros & cons, thanks GSCS volunteers -
11-16-07 Governor Corzine's remarks on school funding to League of Municipalities -
11-15-07 GSCS FYI - Funding Formula Update -
11-15-06 Spec Session Proposals - What GSCS is hearing & what's being said -
11-14-07 'Offering housing incentives in suburbs' -
11-13-07 Speaker Roberts & Assembly Democrats Affordable Housing Proposal -
11-13-07 GSCS EMAILNET -
10-26-07 GSCS funding position paper on Hall Institute website -
10-26-07 'School execs sweat state aid formula' -
10-23-07 NJSBA write up on GSCS Press Conf. re 'Funding NJ Schools...Finding a Workable Solution' -
10-23-07 & 10-24-07 Star Ledger article and editorial -
10-23 Media reports & Trenton responses to date re GSCS Press Conf -
10-22-07 Trenton Press Conference Notice for GSCS Members -
10-22-07 GSCS 'Comments' at Press Conference re GSCS school funding recommendations & report -
10-18-06 Star Ledger 'Let the school merger fight begin -
10-12-07 Coach Corzine's tactic to win the game? Punt -
10-10-07 Key Questions for Legislative Candidates -
1-9-07 Countywide School Dist. Pilot Program & 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 -
1-7-06 GSCS & HARD CAPS & IMPORTANT PIECES OF THE PUZZLE STILL MISSING -
1-5-07 Small-town officials protest consolidation -
1-4-07 Gov Corzine & legislative leaders agree on 4% hard cap tied to sliding scale rebates (20% max on down) -
1-4-07 CLARIFICATION re GSCS Jan 8 lobby day request to members -
1-31-07 GSCS FYI -
1-30-07 Tax Caps bill, A1, passes Assembly late last night -
1-30-07 'Is Property Tax Plan Legal?' -
1-3-07 GSCS Member ALERT 'County School bills' fastracked again -
1-3-07 'Super' superintendent bill scheduled for vote in Assembly this Monday -
1-28-07 Star Ledger front page critiques Trenton's Tax Reform Efforts -
1-27-07 A1 Tax Caps bill introduced & up for a vote in Asssembly this Monday -
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? -
1-23-07 Experts depict school aid funding formula as 'fatally flawed' -
1-22-07 'Super' County superintendent, part of bill A4-S10 not discussed, amended, or voted on in Senate today -
1-21-07 Gannett article on 'property tax credit, annual cap vote due' -
1-20-07 Information - CAPs legislation & major negative impact on property taxes due to lack of state aid in recent past -
1-2-07 GSCS' New Year's Resolution -
1-19-07 pm...CAPS bill to be introduced Monday, read Star Ledger tomorrow.... -
1-19-07 DOE hearings on school funding formula study next week -
1-18-07 GSCS QUICK FACT FYI -
1-18-07 County School Bills re 'Super' County Superintendent & County District Pilot Program on hold in Senate -
1-17-07 Tenafly & Northern Valley districts hold forum on school funding and property tax county proposals -
'State sued on special ed student separation' -
'Meaning of lower taxes debated' and 'Jersey can close acheivement gap' op-ed -
3-31-09 Dept of Education releases specifics on recently signed pension deferral law to provide $75M to help plug State Budget 2008-2009 -
3-30-09 Supreme Court to hear oral argument from the State and Education Law Center 4-28-09 -
3-26-09 GSCS State Budget FY2009-2010 Testimony - Senate and Assembly Budget & Appropriations Committees -
3-25-09 Judge Doyne makes recommendation to Supreme Court on Abbott v School Funding Reform Act -
3-24-09 Commissioner Davy update memo on Federal Stimulus funds for Title 1 & IDEA -
3-22 & 3-15-09 Recent NY Times articles on State Budget , Federal Stimuls plan & School Aid issues -
3-16-09 EMAILNET -
3-09 School Facilities Grant Program - Regular Operating Districts: Allocations & Analysis Round One -
Title 1 funding charts - Same as immediately below, but in PDF form: Latest Title 1 'preliminary' funding under the ARRA 3-09 -
3-13-09 News of Note today -
3-12-09 School Aid Figures released -
3-11-09 CORZINE BUDGET ADDRESS: STATE FUNDING FOR SCHOOLS A LITTLE MORE NOT LESS - FEDERAL TITLE 1 & IDEA INCREASES YET TO BE COUNTED - STATE SCHOOL AID FIGURES ON DEPT OF ED WEBSITE 1:30 TODAY - RELATED ARTICLES, MORE... -
Just released 3-6-09 pm: Assembly Education Committee meeting 3-12-09 -
Senate Education & Assembly Budget Committee agendas for Monday 3-8-09 -
3-6-09 GSCS March FYI - Trenton & GSCS Happenings & more -
3-5-09 Assembly Schedules Committee Panels to discuss details of Federal Stimulus Plan next week -
3-1-09 Sunday NY Times articles on PreSchool issues in NJ -
2-25-09 GSCS supports A2686-Voss & S2655-Whelan -
2-25-09 '$75M school aid cut won't be restored' -
2-25-09 'Rush to pump out stimulus cash highlights funding disparities' -
2-24-09 SENATE EDUCATION COMM. Agenda for 3-2-09 -
2-22-09 'Federal Stimulus Money Still Leaves State in Need' -
2-19-09 Federal stimulus - information re: Education funding in 'State Fiscal Stabilization' part of the package -
Assembly Education meeting Agenda for 2-26-09 -
2-18-09 State Board moves on High School Redesign - advocacy helps with some amending of original plan -
2-18-09 Corzine announces more cuts, more deficit -
2-17-09 'IDEA, Title I & Pell Grant funding victory in American Recovery & Investment Act '09 -
2-17-09 Very Helpful & Informative: More on Federal Stimulus Plan -
2-13-09 News articles & more details on the stimulus plan -
2-12-09 p.m. Speaker Pelosi Releases Initial Details of Stimulus Package - see Education -
2-12-09 Federal Stimulus Plan gets enough votes to pass -
2-11-09 a.m. Education Week Update on Federal Stimulus plan -
2-7&9-09 New York Times on vagaries of Fed Stimulus Package bill -
2-6&7-09 Press of Atlantic City on Report Card & High School Redesign -
New Jersey Report Cards Issued by Dept of Education -
2-3-09 Corzine to unveil new cuts when he offers 2010 budget -
BREAKDOWN OF EDUCATION FUNDING IN HOUSE BILL passed 1-15-09 -
2-1-09 'Stimulus plan aims to pour big money into NJ' -
2-2-09 'Area highs schools' investment in personal finance grows' -
1-30-09 EMAILNET Fed Stimulus Proposal, School Vote, Stability & Fairness -
1-29-08 N Y Times on House passing it version of the Federal Stimulus Proposal -
1-28-09 A3692 High School Redesign REVIEW Act introduced -
1-28-09 'Stimulus could give NJ schools $895M -
SEE IMPACT ON YOUR DISTRICT-PROPOSED FEDERAL STIMULUS PACKAGE -
1-24-09 EMAILNET Federal Stimulus proposal - local district impact listing -
Senate and Education Committee agendas for Monday 1-26-09 -
1-20-09 'Corzine expects NJ share of federal stimulus money to be $4B' -
1-20-09 NJ urges schools to freeze spending -
1-16-09 'Senate Releases Second Portion of Bailout Fund' -
1-16-09 Today's news notes state budget waiting on Obama stimulus package -
1-15-09 Attached is full House Releases re: its Fed Stimulus Package -
1-15-09 House Committee on Appropriations releases federal stimulus package -
1-14-09 Meeting with Mayors, Corzine warns of cuts -
1-14-09 Press of Atlantic City editorial -
1-13-09 Governor Corzine Delivers State of the State Message -
1-11-09 'Corzine State of State speech to put economy front & center' -
1-7-09 NJ education ...ranks fifth in national report -
1-7-09 'Meeting to Discuss Tight School Funds' -
1-6-09 Proposed Spending Reductions & some Initial Reaction in the News -
1-5-09 Gov. Corzine's Proposed Spending Cuts for 0809 Released -
1-5-09 'Districts Struggle to Pay for Programs -
1-3-09 News on Economy and State Budget impacts -
12-29-08 NJ to new leaders - Fund our schools -
12-28-08 NY Times 'Pension Fight Signals What Lies Ahead' -
12-23-08 Governor faces hard choices in the New Year -
12-22-08 Preschool Issues grow- 'Preschool moving out of reach for NJ's middle class' -
12-21-08 GSCS EMAILNET - Excerpts -
12-19&20-08 NCLB test results published & 106 schools ordered to restructure -
12-18-08 Gov Corzine's pension deferral intitiave - update from Department of Community Affairs -
12-17-08 Most states are cutting education -
12-17- 08 In the spirit of giving, educators trim raises -
12-16-7-08 Arne Duncan, head of Chicago Schools, named Secretary of Education by Obama -
12-16-08 Yesterday - A few things that did & didn't happen at the last 2008 legislative voting session in Trenton -
12-12-08 GSCS FYI Excerpts -
12-9-08 A15-S1861 passed of of the Senate Education Comm yesterday wth a 3-2 vote -
12-2-08 Corzine presses for special ed funding -
12-2-08 Garden State Board of Trustees Meeting Wednesday, 12-3-08, 3:30 at the E Brunswick Board of Educaton -
11-24-08 Editorial asks for preschool initiative slow down -
11-23-08 'State lacks financial incentives to sell concept of school mergers' -
11-18-08 Ledger Online & 11-19 Star Ledger headline news -
11-19-08 'Too soon to scrap Abbott' -
11-18-08 Supreme Court decides in favor of Abbott districts re new school funding law -
11-7-08 In the News -
11-5-08 Gov. Corzine U.S. Treasury Secretary? -
11-4-08 NCLB early test results -
Conversation with the Commissioner in Atlantic City -
Education Commissioner Lucille Davy at GSCS Open Mtg 10-29 in A.C. -
Dept. of Educ. issues prechool 'clarification' memo -
High School Redesign Panel in A.C. -
GSCS Testifies concerns re A375 Raises required age to 18 yrs -
Assembly Educ. Comm. to hold public discussion hearings on school funding in December & Preschool Issues in January -
10-26 & 27-08 Star Ledger on test score recalculation impact; education issues & lack of attention in presidential race -
10-17-08 EMAILNET -
In the news...Click on More below -
10-14-08 Preschool Expansion hearing held in Jersey City -
10-9-08 Preschool Expansion - Legislative Discussion -
10-08-08 Legislative discussion -
10-8-08 GSCS spotlights preschool expansion implementation issues as a prioirty -
10-6-08 D.O.E. October Workshops on Transforming High Schools -
GSCS, Special Education Coalition for Funding Reform, and Rutgers Institute co-sponsor Forum Oct 7th -
9-08 GSCS BOARD OF TRUSTEES FLAGS PRESCHOOL MANDATE CONCERNS AS IMMEDIATE PRIORITY -
9-30-08 Senate Education Committee meets 10-2-08 -
9-29-08 GSCS EMAILNET -
9-29-08 'Test the School Formula' -
GSCS Board member testimony on High School Redesign -
9-24-08 Editorials re High School Redesign issues -
9-24-08 Supreme Court hearing on constitutionality of School Funding Reform Act -
GSCS BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING SEPT 24th 3:30 p.m. at the East Brunswick Board of Education -
9-24-08 Commissioner of Education at Assembly Education Committee yesterday -
GSCS MEETINGS CALENDAR 2008-2009 -
9-18-08 HIGH SCHOOL 'REDESIGN' PLAN DISCUSSED AT STATE BOARD OF ED -
9-12-08 GSCS EMAILNET -
8-29-08 'Newly hired teachers benefit from Corzine delay' -
NJ League of Municipalities & NJ Dept of Education Education Forum Invitation -
8-27-08 SAT analysis reported by College Boards -
8-26-08 What's the Buzz... -
8-22-08 School Construction Guidelines Released -
News on the Issues - Stay Informed -
IT'S ALSMOST BACK TO SCHOOL TIME - GOOD INFO FOR PARENTS -
8-15-08 'Superintendents sue education commissioner' -
8-14-07 In the news today -
7-28 &29- 08 Fuel cost crisis impacting school budgets across the nation -
BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING JULY 16, 9:30 a.m., at the E BRUNSWICK BOARD OF EDUCATION -
7-14-08 Front page Gannett -Asbury Pk Press - article 'State has power to overrule twice-rejected school projects' -
7-8-08 Education Week: Schools Grapple with Fuel Costs -
7-7-08 Recent legislation signed into law by Governor Corzine -
7-1-08 Recent 'News of Note' -
GSCS - WHAT do WE do for YOU? -
6-25-08 'State to borrow 3.9B for school construction' -
6-24-08 State Budget passed yesterday, as did the School Construction, Pension Reform, and Affordable Housing bills -
6-23-08 A2873-S1457 School Construction bills up for vote today, along with State Budget FY09 -
6-21-08 State Budget moving towards conclusion -
6-20-08 Later Friday, the school construction bill for 3.9B passed out of both Senate and Assembly Budget committees, along party lines -
6-20-08 State Budget stalls, school construction is one obstacle -
TO BE CONFIRMED - GSCS TENTATIVE CALENDAR 2008-2009 -
6-18-08 School Construction bill is before Senate Budget & Approps Comm tomorrow - GSCS is tracking the issue -
A2800 - Proposed State Budget bill released 6-17-08 -
6-17-08 Legislature and Governor agree on State Budget FY09 -
6-17-08 School Facilities funding bill scheduled for hearing Thursday in Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee -
6-17-08 School bills passed in Assembly yesterday -
6-16-08 Four school bills to be voted on in the Assembly today -
6-13-08 News on Education Committee actions yesterday in Trenton -
GSCS 17th Annual Meeting pictures -
6-10-08 Committee hearings of note this week -
6-10-08 GSCS EMAILNET FYI Trenton focus -
6-10-08 NJ lawmakers work on $33B spending plan Tuesday -
6-9-08 GSCS Quick Facts: TRENTON FOCUS THIS WEEK -
GOVERNOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET Fiscal Year 2009...INFO -
Office of Leg Services Analysis of Gov's Education budget FY09 -
GSCS & NJ Spec. Educ.Funding Coalition on STATE FUNDING FOR EXTRAORDINARY COST -
2008-2009 GSCS EXECUTIVE OFFICERS & BOARD OF TRUSTEES -
6-4-08 Education Week Releases 'Diplomas Count' report & data -
6-4-08 In the News -
6-3-08 Senate Education Committee agenda for Thursday, 6-5 -
6-1-08 'Shake up on school elections' -
6-1-08 Sunday Column - Court could get taken to school -
5-30-08 EMAILNET FYI - GSCS ANNUAL MTG NEWS BRIEFS -
5-30-08 GSCS 17th Annual Meeting featured the Governor, Education Commissioner and Assembly Education Committee Chair -
5-28-08 GSCS Press Release for Annual Meeting on 5-29-08 -
5-21-08 Legislators' Press Releases -
5-21-08 News Articles & editorial -
5-20-08 A10 and A15 both passed by the Assembly yesterday -
5-13-08 Assembly Education Committee releases education bills from committee 5-12-08 -
5-12-08 GSCS Testifies before Assembly Education Committee; Contact Information for committee members -
5-12-08 News Articles -
5-7-08 EDUCATION COMMITTEE GEARING UP FOR ACTION -
5-5-08 Time to Redefine School Aid Equity -
5-1-08 Education Law Center submits Supreme Court brief challenging constitutionality of the new school funding formula as it applies to Abbott districts -
4-30-08 Dept of Educ Releases Draft Accountability Regulations; related articles -
Estimated 2008-2009 State Aid by County & District -
4-30-08 'Loophole on town mergers targeted -
4-25-08Major Recommendations to Transform NJ High School Educ Unveiled -
4-18 & 4-21-08 RECENT LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS: 3 MAJOR POLICY CHANGES PROMOTED BY ASSEMBLY SPEAKER ROBERTS -
NEWS EDITORIALS Star Ledger 4-19 & 4-20 Ammo for Abbott Foes & Spending but with Restraint -
Annual School Budget Election Results by County Percentage of Budgets Approved, 1994-2007 -
4-16-08 Early School Budget & Board Election News, Results -
4-13-08 School Budget & Board elections - Sunday articles -
4-8-08 Lesson on special education funding irks lawmakers -
4-8-08 'Corzine would boost education budget by nearly 5%' -
SAVE THE DATE - GSCS 17TH ANNUAL MEETING, Thursday, MAY 29, 9 - 11:30 a.m., at the FORSGATE COUNTRY CLUB, Jamesburg ( Just off NJ Tpk Exit 8A) -
4-7-08 Editorial - 'School Election Anxiety' -
4-3-08 NJ's 8th graders score at the top of national writing test -
4-1-08 'Uncertain fatesfor school levies' & 'Pulic schools aren't the only ones irked by funding plan' -
3-24-08 Time to recast the way Jersey's funds poorest schools' -
3-20-08 GSCS STATEMENT ON CURRENT STATUS OF SCHOOL FUNDING -
3-19-08 GSCS Testimony on State Budget for Fiscal Year 2008-2009 -
GSCS QUICK FACTS from EMAILNET FYI 3-8-08 -
3-7-08 Small towns have big problems w Gov's. proposed aid cuts -
3-7-08 Senate Education Committee discusses moving board elections to November and also intensifying background checks fo teachers -
2-27-08 Budget message feedback articles & School Funding Formula reported negative consequences for Brick Twsp -
IMPORTANT NOTICE: GSCS BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING FOR THIS WED., 2-27, CANCELLED...RESCHEDULED TO WED., 3-19-08, 3:30 p.m. -
2-26-08 Governor Corzine's Budget Message for Fiscal Year 2008-2009 -
2-24-08 Sunday New York Times 'Getting Out a Yes Vote on Budgets' -
Assembly Education meeting set for Thursday 2-28 at 2 p.m. -
2-3 & 2-6-08 Brick and Westfield Schools noting serious problems under new funding formula -
2-7-8 State Assessment test articles -
Recent releases by Education Law Center state its position on funding, special educ. issues -
1-31-08 Rutgers Early Childhood Education Forum - Impact of New Funding Law Feb 11 -
1-24&25-08 School construction news - articles, editorial -
Rutgers-Public Education Institute Forum Tues 1-29-08 -
Compares Total Per Pupil State Aid (minus adjustments) under new formula - '06'07 to '08'09 -
1-11-08 Senate and Assembly Budget & Education Committee assignments -
1-9-08 Who voted Yes and No on A500 & S4000, the school funding bill -
1-9-08 Follow up news re passage of funding bill -
1-8-08 School Funding Formula bill passes after 3 hour deadlock -
1-6-08 News articles & link to chart on how your district might fare under funding proposal -
GSCS is negative on the school funding bill as currently proposed -
1-4-08 SCHOOL FUNDING PLAN - NEW DISTRICT DATA AVAILABLE ON DOE WEBSITE -
1-4-08 UPDATED from 1-2-08: Link to State Aid data that includes Local Fair Share -
1-3-08 School Funding bill passed in Assembly Budget Committee late Thursday -
1-3-08 Senate committee approves Corzine's school-funding plan -
1-3-08 School Funding Bills being voted on today in Senate & Assembly Budget Committees -
1-3-08 Assembly Budget Committee vote clears school funding plan for floor vote on Monday -
1-3-08 Analysis of State Aid Proposal -
1-3-08 GSCS Testimony on Proposed School Funding legislation -
1-2-08 GSCS - Major Concerns on Funding Bill - Talking Points -
12-24-07 School Formula Hearing Notice in Phila Inquirer