Bill S-1455 is the latest working version of a measure to revise teacher tenure and evaluation in New Jersey, sponsored by State Sen. Teresa Ruiz (D-Essex).

A bill that would allow New Jersey school elections to be held in November cleared an Assembly panel Thursday.

Chris Christie appeared in Secaucus today to tout a state pilot program that will implement teacher evaluations in nearly a dozen New Jersey school districts.

Now that New Jersey’s midterm election is over, it’s back to business in the Statehouse — and that means education reform.

These are challenging times for New Jersey’s kids and families. Families are juggling work, school, and activities, as well as their concerns about the economy, safety and security, and the future.

We will be phone banking at the T.E.A.M. office (736 Speedwell Avenue Morris Plains, NJ 07950-2254) on Monday, November 7th from 5:30pm to 8:00pm (the night before Election Day).

New requirements for student achievement, changes to charter school laws, teacher tenure reform and a proposed school voucher program all could be acted upon by the state later this fall.

State, local and public school employees will see their existing health premium costs increase by at least 9 percent next year, as benefits reform shifts more of that burden to workers’ paychecks.