Category Archives: Local News

State Legislators Focus on Education Bills as Session Winds Down

NJ Spotlight published the following article on June 27, 2014. To read the full article, click here. STATE LEGISLATORS FOCUS ON EDUCATION BILLS AS SESSION WINDS DOWN JOHN MOONEY | JUNE 27, 2014 Decision delayed on Common Core and related testing tied to teacher evaluations as Christie talks of compromise plan While New Jersey’s state budget… Continue Reading

Trenton School Board Agrees to Transport Students with Special Needs to After-School Programs

The Trenton Times published the following article on June 26, 2014. To read the full article, click here. Trenton school board agrees to transport students with special needs to after-school programs By Jenna Pizzi/The Times of Trenton  on June 26, 2014 at 6:59 PM TRENTON — The school district and parents of city students with special needs… Continue Reading

Mercer County Freeholders Consider Raising Salaries for Foremen’s Union

The Trenton Times published the following article on June 26, 2014. To read the full article, click here. Mercer County freeholders consider raising salaries for foremen’s union By James McEvoy/Times of Trenton  on June 26, 2014 at 7:00 AM, updated June 26, 2014 at 1:29 PM  TRENTON — The Mercer County Board of Freeholders is mulling a five-year… Continue Reading

School-Reform Legislation, Education Aid Among Items on Year-end Agenda

NJ Spotlight published the following article on June 26, 2014. To read the full article, click here. SCHOOL-REFORM LEGISLATION, EDUCATION AID AMONG ITEMS ON YEAR-END AGENDA JOHN MOONEY | JUNE 26, 2014 Last-minute votes could delay Common Core-related tests, reconfigure impact on teacher evaluations Up against the state budget deadline, the Legislature today will consider a… Continue Reading