| December 20, 1999 |
Commissioner of Education Recommends
Additional Funding for School Districts Where Students Move Directly
From Non-Public Schools to Charter Schools |
| December 16, 1999 |
Commissioner of Education Releases District
by District Test Results |
| December 2, 1999 |
State Board of Education and Commission
on Higher Education Host Summit on Transition from High School to
College |
| November 30, 1999 |
Commissioner of Education Approves 10
Districts for Participation in the School Choice Pilot Program |
| November 18, 1999 |
NJ Department of Education Distributes
Parent Guides To Explain New State Assessment Program |
| November 9, 1999 |
School Counts! Initiative Launched at Manasquan
High School |
| November 8, 1999 |
Commissioner of Education Approves Second
Round of Abbott Facilities Improvements Bringing Estimated Total to
$347 million |
| October 27, 1999 |
Department of Education Receives Thirteen
School Choice Applications |
| October 26, 1999 |
Design Work to Proceed on $181 Million
in School Repairs and Renovations |
| October 25, 1999 |
Teaching Standards Board Adopts Draft
Standards for Professional Development |
| October 20, 1999 |
AmeriCorps Prepares for Fifth Anniversary
Launch |
| October 15, 1999 |
Department of Education Administers HSPA
and ESPA Field Tests |
| October 13, 1999 |
Mentor Program Leaders from East Coast
will Train New Jersey Volunteers |
| October 7, 1999 |
Commissioner Hespe Forms Task Force on
Early Childhood Education Programs |
| October 6, 1999 |
Cape May County Educator is 1999-2000 Teacher
of the Year |
| October 6, 1999 |
Commissioner of Education Announces New
Technology Grants for School Districts |
| October 5, 1999 |
New Jersey Eleventh Graders to Take Annual
Graduation Exam This Week |
| September 29, 1999 |
Commissioner Hespe Announces Winners of
Parent Participation Awards |
| September 28, 1999 |
Commissioner Hespe Announces Expansion
of FANS Project |
| September 22, 1999 |
Survey Profiles State of Technology in
New Jersey Schools |
| September 21, 1999 |
New Jersey Education Commissioner Releases
Statewide Averages on New Proficiency Assessments
Tougher Curriculum Content and Test Methods Set Base Line For Future
Assessment For 4th and 8th Graders
New Education Advocacy Group Launched |
| September 20, 1999 |
Commissioner Announces Pilot Program for
School Violence Reporting |
| September 9, 1999 |
Commissioner Hespe To File New Abbott Regulations |
| September 1, 1999 |
State Board Approves Interdistrict Public
School Choice Pilot Program |
| September 1, 1999 |
Commissioner Hespe Says State Will Move
Forward With Priority School Facility Projects |
| September 1, 1999 |
Commissioner Hespe Proposes New Certificate
for Teachers of Young Children |
| August 31, 1999 |
New Jersey Receives New Federal Grant
for Charter School Start-Ups |
| August 30, 1999 |
1999 SAT Scores Rise From Last Year Surpassing
National Trends |
| August 19, 1999 |
Department of Education Receives 45 Charter
School Applications |
| August 4, 1999 |
State Board of Education Establishes Proficiency
Levels for New Eighth Grade Test |
| August 4, 1999 |
Hespe Says Quality Will Drive Early Childhood
Education Program - State Board Approves New Assistant Commissioner
To Oversee Efforts |
| July 7, 1999 |
State Board Honors Math, Science Teachers
for Presidential Awards |
| July 7, 1999 |
Jersey City Test Scores Show Impressive
Gains - Progress Noted in Newark and Paterson |
| July 7, 1999 |
Commissioner of Education Proposes Higher
Standards for Teachers; Reciprocity for Out-of-State Administrators |
| July 1, 1999 |
New Abbott Regulations, Based on Public
Input, Are Unveiled |
| June 17, 1999 |
Commissioner Hespe to Convene School Violence
Focus Group |
| June 15, 1999 |
Commissioner of Education Announces Team
to Review Operations of Camden School District |
| June 8, 1999 |
DOE to Distribute Information/Video Packets
to Show Schools How They Can Help Students with Learning, Behavior
or Health Problems |
| June 2, 1999 |
State Board Considers the Establishment
of a Process To Return Jersey City School District to Local Control |
| June 2, 1999 |
State Board of Education Considers Revised
Regulations for School Choice |
