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2024 Press Releases for the New Jersey Department of Education
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- 11/21/24 — DCA Now Accepting Applications for School Regionalization Efficiency Program
- 11/14/24 — Murphy Administration Awards $800,000 in Grants for New Jersey Teacher Apprenticeship Program
- 11/12/24 — Murphy Administration Announces 2024 Taxpayers’ Guide to Education Spending
- 10/16/24 — Governor Murphy and Acting Commissioner Dehmer Award $20 Million to Expand High-Quality Preschool in 18 School Districts
- 10/07/24 — Advisory: Proposed Readoption with Amendments of N.J.A.C. 6A:30, Evaluation of the Performance of School Districts
- 09/30/24 — Murphy Administration Releases Report from Educator Evaluation Review Task Force
- 09/23/24 — Somerset County Educator Named 2024-2025 New Jersey State Teacher of the Year
- 09/23/24 — Nine New Jersey Schools Earn Blue Ribbon Award from the U.S. Department of Education
- 09/13/24 — NJ Departments of Human Services and Education Make Overdose-Antidote Naloxone Accessible to All School Districts
- 09/05/24 — New Jersey Department of Education Receives $50 Million Grant from U.S. Department of Education to Support Literacy
- 09/05/24 — Statement from Acting Commissioner Kevin Dehmer Regarding Camden City School District Board of Education President Wasim Muhammad
- 09/04/24 — State Board of Education Welcomes New Member
- 08/26/24 — Back to School: What’s New for the 2024-2025 School Year
- 08/13/24 — Governor Murphy Signs Legislation Bolstering Literacy Education for New Jersey Students
- 08/12/24 — Murphy Administration Announces Promising Practices Project to Accelerate Student Learning in NJ Schools
- 08/08/24 — DCA Awards Grants for School Regionalization Studies
- 08/06/24 — New Jersey Department of Education Announces 2024-2025 County Teachers of the Year
- 07/24/24 — New Jersey Department of Education Invites Public Comment on Draft of 2024 ESSA State Plan
- 07/24/24 — Statement on Toms River Regional School District and Jackson Township School District Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Budgets
- 07/22/24 — New Jersey Now Offering Students Free One-on-One FAFSA Completion Consultations
- 07/15/24 — Advisory: Proposed Readoption with Amendments of N.J.A.C. 6A:5, Regulatory Equivalency and Waiver
- 07/10/24 — Murphy Administration Announces $21.1 Million in Federal Grants for the Safe Routes to School Program
- 07/10/24 — State Board of Education Selects Leadership, Swears in New Member
- 07/03/24 — New Jersey Department of Education Announces Availability of $20 Million to Bring High-Quality Preschool to More School Districts
- 06/26/24 — New Jersey Department of Education Recognizes 111 Students as Inaugural Group of Career & Technical Education Scholar Award Recipients
- 06/24/24 — As School Construction Season Begins, Labor Dept. Spotlights the Important Role of Districts in Prevailing Wage Law Compliance
- 06/17/24 — Governor Murphy Establishes Advisory Commission on Advancing LGBTQIA+ Youth Equity and Inclusion in Schools
- 06/12/23 — New Jersey Department of Agriculture Distributes Summer EBT Benefits to More Than 550,000 Children
- 06/12/24 — New Jersey Department of Education Releases Resources to Help Schools Use Artificial Intelligence for Teaching and Learning
- 06/03/24 — Murphy Administration Builds on Progress Enhancing Computer Science Education; Announces Nearly $1.8 Million in Grants to Expand Computer Science Programs in New Jersey Schools
- 05/22/24 — Op-Ed: Working Together to Improve School Climate for New Jersey Educators and Students
- 05/15/24 — New Jersey Department of Education Awards Grants to Help Schools Improve Climate Change Instruction in the Classroom
- 05/14/24 — Governor Murphy Signs Legislation Providing Support to School Districts Seeing Reductions in School Funding Aid
- 05/14/24 — Advisory: Proposed Readoption with Amendments of N.J.A.C. 6A:12, Interdistrict Public School Choice
- 05/06/24 — Murphy Administration Awards $2 Million in Teacher Climate and Culture Innovation Grants
- 05/06/24 — Advisory: Proposed Readoption with Amendments of N.J.A.C. 6A:23A, Fiscal Accountability, Efficiency, and Budgeting Procedures
- 05/01/24 — New Jersey Department of Education Announces $33 Million to Fund Preschool Facilities Expansion Projects
- 04/18/24 — New Jersey Department of Education Awards $9.6 million in Grants to Assist Students with Disabilities Transition from School to Adult Life
- 04/03/24 — New Jersey Department of Education Releases Latest School Performance Reports
- 03/19/24 — New Jersey Department of Education Awards Second Wave of $7 Million in High Impact Tutoring Grants to 57 School Districts and Charter Schools
- 03/18/24 — Advisory: Proposed Readoption with Amendments of N.J.A.C. 6A:22, Student Residency
- 03/12/24 — Governor Murphy, Acting Commissioner Dehmer Announce $11 Million in Funding to Bring High-Quality Preschool to 16 School Districts
- 03/07/24 — New Jersey Department of Education Hosts Delegation from the Taiwan Ministry of Education
- 03/01/24 — New Jersey Department of Agriculture Announces $120 Summer EBT Benefit for 2024
- 02/29/24 — Governor Murphy Highlights Record School Funding Increase in Fiscal Year 2025 Proposed Budget Plan
- 02/23/24 — EPA $19 Million Grant Will Put Clean School Buses on the Streets of New Jersey
- 02/16/24 — Murphy Administration Announces $2 Million Grant Designed to Improve Teacher Retention and Reduce Administrative Burdens
- 02/08/24 — New Jersey State Teacher of the Year Is a Finalist for 2024 National Teacher of the Year
- 01/30/24 — New Jersey Department of Education and Office of the Secretary of Higher Education Announce $500,000 in Grant Funding for State Dual Enrollment Pilot Program
- 01/29/24 — Governor Murphy Announces Nomination of Kevin Dehmer as New Commissioner of the Department of Education
- 01/23/24 — Murphy Administration Announces $75 Million for Emergent and Capital Needs Projects in School Districts
- 01/18/24 — Two New Board Members Sworn into State Board of Education
- 01/16/24 — Governor Murphy Signs Bipartisan Legislation Promoting Civic Engagement Among Students
- 01/16/24 — Governor Murphy Signs Legislation Requiring High School Students to Complete Financial Aid Applications
- 01/16/24 — Governor Murphy Signs Legislation Expanding Access to School Meals for New Jersey Students
- 01/04/24 — Governor Murphy Signs Legislation Requiring Instruction on Grief to be Taught in New Jersey Schools
- 01/03/24 — Advisory: Proposed Readoption with Amendments of N.J.A.C. 6A:3, Controversies and Disputes