| December 21, 2001 |
Sixteen Regional School Districts Face School
Board Apportionment Changes Due to 2000 Census |
| December 19, 2001 |
State Board of Education Receives Draft Of
Core Curriculum Content Standards |
| December 18, 2001 |
Commissioner of Education Renews Thirteen
Charter Schools |
| December 14, 2001 |
Commissioner of Education
Distributes Incentive Payments and Laptop Computers to Preschool
Teachers under "Teach New
Jersey Reach the World Program" |
| December 13, 2001 |
Gagliardi Commends Freehold Students for their
Impressive Fund-raising Efforts; $20,000 Raised to Help Families Affected
by the September 11th Tragedy |
| December 12, 2001 |
New Jersey Voters Overwhelmingly Approve School
Construction Bond Issues |
| December 5, 2001 |
State Board of Education Recognizes Students
from Bordentown Regional High School |
| December 5, 2001 |
Commissioner Gagliardi Presents Blue Ribbon
Schools to State Board of Education |
| December 5, 2001 |
Commissioner of Education Proposal to State
Board of Education Addresses Shortage of School Principals and Administrators |
| November 26, 2001 |
Department of Education Awards $1.5 Million
in Grants to 35 School Districts Affected By Terrorist Attacks on
the World Trade Center |
| November 20, 2001 |
Abbott Districts File Early Childhood Education
Plans; Annual Audits in a Timely Fashion |
| November 7, 2001 |
State Board of Education Revises Residency
Rules |
| November 7, 2001 |
State Board of Education Recognizes Senior
from Middlesex County Vocational and Technical High School |
| November 7, 2001 |
Commissioner Gagliardi Presents 2000-01 Star
Schools to State Board of Education |
| October 23, 2001 |
AmeriCorps Dedicates Eighth
Year to Healing
and Rebuilding Americas Communities |
| October 22, 2001 |
Commissioner of Education to attend NJSBA
Workshop |
| October 17, 2001 |
State Board of Education Honors Outstanding
Vocational Students |
| October 15, 2001 |
22 Educators Receive Cash Awards for Good
I.D.E.A.S. in Teaching Workplace Standards |
| October 11, 2001 |
Students Prepare for Social Studies Section
of Elementary School Proficiency Assessment |
| October 10, 2001 |
Commissioner Gagliardi Appoints Special Committee
to Address Achievement Gap |
| October 3, 2001 |
Mercer County Educator is 2001-02 Teacher
of the Year |
| October 3, 2001 |
State Board of Education Plans Ceremony to
Honor Outstanding Vocational Students |
| October 3, 2001 |
State Board Recognizes Ninth Grader from
Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School |
| October 2, 2001 |
Commissioner of Education Submits Charter
School Evaluation Report |
| September 27, 2001 |
26 Schools Honored for Successful Parent Participation
Programs |
| September 25, 2001 |
State Chamber Launches Disaster Fund for
the Children of New Jersey Acting Governor Urges All to Help |
| September 20, 2001 |
Agreement Reached to Provide Training for
Teachers Who Work with Students Whose First Language is Not English |
| September 18, 2001 |
Statement by Commissioner of Education Vito
A. Gagliardi, Sr. |
| August 31, 2001 |
Commissioner of Education Authorizes Full
Day Preschool Waivers for Elizabeth and Passaic School Districts |
| August 27, 2001 |
College Board Releases New
Jersey's SAT Scores;
State Near Top of Nation in Student Participation, Advanced Placement
Results |
| August 27, 2001 |
New High School Graduation Test to Be Given
for First Time in 2001-02 School Year; Fifth and Eighth Graders to
Be Tested for First Time in Social Studies |
| August 27, 2001 |
Fifty-One Charter Schools To Open Their
Doors for 2001-2002 School Year |
| August 27, 2001 |
Enrollments Rise Again as New School Year
Begins |
| August 27, 2001 |
School Choice More than Triples Enrollment
in Year Two of Pilot Program |
| August 27, 2001 |
NJPEP Plans New Courses, Contests in Second
Year |
| August 24, 2001 |
MEDIA ADVISORY: Janet Thompson will resume
her duties as Director of Communications for the Department of Education |
| August 23, 2001 |
Results of 2001 Fourth and Eighth Grade Assessments
Show Gains in Student Performance |
| August 1, 2001 |
Proposed Amendments to Education Regulations
Will Better Equip Schools to Assist Children with Asthma |
| July 27, 2001 |
Commissioner Gagliardi Names Gary Friedland
Chief of Staff |
| July 25, 2001 |
Department of Education Receives 18 Charter
School Applications |
| July 23, 2001 |
Department of Education Schedules Statewide
Job Fair To Recruit Early Childhood Education Teachers for Abbott
School Districts |
| July 16, 2001 |
Commissioner Gagliardi Announces Byrd Scholars
for 2001 |
| July 10, 2001 |
Dahme, Butcher Retain Leadership Posts on
State Board of Education |
| July 10, 2001 |
Early Childhood Education Code Amendment
Proposed to State Board of Education |
| June 26, 2001 |
15 Districts Selected to Pilot Model School
Guidance Programs |
| June 21, 2001 |
Katzenbach School for the Deaf Ready to Launch
Initiative To Strengthen Technology Use By Students and Staff |
| June 20, 2001 |
Commissioner Gagliardi Announces Summer Conference
on Character Education |
| June 18, 2001 |
Jack Longworth Honored as Co-Recipient of Public
Administrator of Year Award |
| June 18, 2001 |
Subsidies Available for New Jersey Teachers
Seeking National Certification |
| June 13, 2001 |
Report Shows Whole School Reform Being Implemented
According to Plan; Funds Being Spent to Support Approved Programs
and Services |
| June 13, 2001 |
Nominations Sought for All-USA Teacher Team |
| June 12, 2001 |
Department of Education Seeking More Good
IDEAS for Teaching Workplace Standards |
| June 11, 2001 |
DiFrancesco Appoints Dr. Alma McCloud Salter
To Lead Abbott Implementation Advisory Council |
| June 7, 2001 |
State Surpasses Student Computer Goal One
Year Earlier Than Planned |
| June 6, 2001 |
Department of Education Proposes Amendments
to Special Education Code |
| June 6, 2001 |
State Board of Education Approves Appointment
of New Assistant Commissioner for Finance; Longtime Assistant Commissioner
Ellen Schechter to Leave Department of Education |
| June 6, 2001 |
State Board of Education Discusses Resolution
to Continue State-Operation of Jersey City School District |
| June 6, 2001 |
State Board of Education Approves Emergency
Aid for Deerfield Township |
| June 6, 2001 |
Commissioner Gagliardi Presents 2000-01
Dodge Fellows to State Board of Education |
| June 6, 2001 |
State Board of Education Honors
Bruce Rodman, New Jersey's School Business Administrator of the
Year |
| June 6, 2001 |
State Board Recognizes 13 New Jersey Teachers
for Presidential Awards |
| June 5, 2001 |
Department of Education Releases School
Violence, Vandalism and Substance Abuse Statistics for 1999-2000 School
Year |
| June 1, 2001 |
Commissioner Gagliardi Issues Decision in
Abbott Preschool Case |
| May 29, 2001 |
Department of Education Announces 2000-01 Best
Practices / Star Schools |
| May 29, 2001 |
Student Artists Shine in 21st Annual
Governors Awards in Arts Education |
| May 25, 2001 |
NJHire Marks First Anniversary at
Start of Job-Seeking Season |
| May 24, 2001 |
Commissioner of Education Approves School
Construction Plans for Camden, New Brunswick and Pleasantville |
| May 23, 2001 |
Students from Princeton Junction and Medford
Lakes Selected for National Youth Science Camp |
| May 18, 2001 |
New Jersey Receives Grant to Strengthen
School Principals and Superintendents |
| May 16, 2001 |
New Jersey Again Leads Nation in Excellence
for Service-Learning |
| May 16, 2001 |
Department of Education Launches Core Curriculum
Content Standards Review Process |
| May 7, 2001 |
Abbott School Management Teams Will Be Provided
Intensive Training and Technical Assistance |
| May 2, 2001 |
Commissioner of Education Proposes Amendments
to Grade Point Average Requirements for Teachers |
| May 2, 2001 |
State Board of Education Adopts Regulations
to Ensure Appropriate Supply of Experienced Early Childhood Education
Teachers for Abbott Districts in Fall |
| May 2, 2001 |
Union County Teacher Wins McAuliffe Fellowship |
| May 2, 2001 |
Commissioner Announces Technology Fellowship
Awards |
| May 2, 2001 |
State Board of Education Advances School Residency
Rules |
| May 2, 2001 |
Nine Principals Selected for State Honors
in New Program |
| May 2, 2001 |
State Board of Education Recognizes 2001 Distinguished
Teacher Candidates |
| April 26, 2001 |
World Languages Teachers Sought In Statewide
Recruitment Showcase |
| April 26, 2001 |
Teachers of Students with Limited English
Proficiency Have Two Professional Development Opportunities in May |
| April 20, 2001 |
Fourth Graders Prepare to Take Elementary
School Proficiency Assessment |
| April 18, 2001 |
Voter Support for Local School Budgets Remains
Strong More than 81 Percent of Budgets Approved |
| April 16, 2001 |
Commissioner Announces New Efforts to Help
Children With Autism |
| April 12, 2001 |
Commissioner Gagliardi Urges Voters to Participate
in School Elections |
| April 10, 2001 |
Commissioner Gagliardi Testifies on Education
Budget Before Assembly Appropriations Committee |
| April 9, 2001 |
$523 million School Construction Plan Approved
For Elizabeth |
| April 9, 2001 |
NJ School of the Arts Brings New Jersey Outdoors
into Christie Whitman's New Office at the Federal Environmental Protection
Agency |
| April 9, 2001 |
Commissioner Gagliardi Presents NJDOE Budget
To the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee |
| April 5, 2001 |
Advisory - Hearings to Receive
Public Comment on the Departments Revised Special Education
Plan |
| April 4, 2001 |
New Rules Add Practical Arts to Graduation
Requirements |
| April 4, 2001 |
State Board of Education Honors 14 Teachers
for Achieving National Certification |
| April 4, 2001 |
Former School Administrator Joins State Board
of Education |
| March 20, 2001 |
Statewide Apprenticeship Conference Begins
March 22 |
| March 19, 2001 |
State Department of Education Sponsoring Conferences
to Assist Young Adults with Disabilities |
| March 19, 2001 |
$757 million in School Construction Plans
Approved:
West New York, East Orange , Asbury Park & Passaic Plans Advance |
| March 16, 2001 |
Acting Commissioner Gagliardi Releases Comparative
Spending Guide |
| March 13, 2001 |
Advisory - The 2001 Comparative Spending Guide |
| March 7, 2001 |
Eighth Graders Prepare for State Exam |
| March 2, 2001 |
ADVISORY - The Department of Education will
conduct three regional public hearings on the charter school program |
| March 1, 2001 |
Jersey City School Construction Plan Approved |
| February 21, 2001 |
State Board of Education Welcomes Dr. Vito
A. Gagliardi As Next Commissioner of Education |
| February 21, 2001 |
Union City, Pemberton & Garfield
Construction Plans Approved |
| February 7, 2001 |
Commissioner Hespe Releases 2000 School Report
Cards |
| February 6, 2001 |
Paterson & Newark School
Construction Plans Approved - Four Other Abbott Districts Receive
Approvals - |
| February 6, 2001 |
DiFrancesco Announces State Approval of
$2.7 Billion in School Facilities Plans |
| February 2, 2001 |
Commissioner Hespe Renews Charters of Ten
Schools |
| February 1, 2001 |
Education Commissioner Releases School District
Test Results |
| January 25, 2001 |
The Parents' Circle Videoconference Creates
a Virtual Meeting of Parents with the Department of Education |
| January 24, 2001 |
State School Aid Tops $7.3 Billion |
| January 22, 2001 |
Governor Accepts Hespe Resignation |
| January 19, 2001 |
Abbott Preschool Enrollments Rise |
| January 18, 2001 |
Approvals Granted for School Construction
Plans |
| January 12, 2001 |
New Jersey AmeriCorps Prepares for Martin
Luther King Day Service Activities |
| January 11, 2001 |
Whitman Administration Announces Approval
of Nine New Charter Schools |
| January 10, 2001 |
Approvals Granted for School Construction
Plans |
| January 4, 2001 |
Department of Education Names New Communications
Director |
| January 3, 2001 |
Commissioner Hespe Proposes Regulations to
Guide Programs Supporting Student Development |
| January 3, 2001 |
Bolden Presents Newark Annual Progress Report |
| January 3, 2001 |
New State Regulations will Increase Pool of
Teachers of World Languages |