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December 20, 2005 Title I Supplemental Educational Services Application Period Now Open
December 20, 2005 History Channel Recognizes Millville Veterans’ Project
December 14, 2005 Teaching Award Winners Honored
December 12, 2005 Students from Union and Washington Township to Participate in Senate Youth Program
December 7, 2005 State Board Recognizes Newspaper Columnist/Honor Student at December Meeting
December 6, 2005 Monmouth County Safety Program Encourages Students to ‘Reach for Your Dreams’
November 22, 2005 22 Governor’s Schools of Excellence Winners Recognized
November 17, 2005 DOE Joins National Effort to Promote Occupational Health and Safety in Schools
November 16, 2005 DOE Announces Plan to Improve Statewide Testing System
November 10, 2005 Educators, Entertainers Join Forces to Create More Learning Opportunities for Students
November 10, 2005 Department of Education Prepares for College Fairs Featuring Historically Black Colleges and Universities
November 4, 2005 DOE Continues Workshop Series with Emphasis on Parental Involvement
October 31, 2005 DOE Announces 2005 Title I Distinguished Schools Honorees
October 31, 2005 Acting Commissioner Davy Congratulates New Jersey’s Four Blue Ribbon Schools
October 27, 2005 73 NJ Teachers Learning Newer, Better Ways to Teach English Language Learners
October 26, 2005 Teaneck Teacher receives $25,000 Milken Family Foundation Award
October 26, 2005 Newark Teacher receives $25,000 Milken Family Foundation Award
October 24, 2005 Gov. Codey, DOE Announce Governor’s Schools of Excellence Award Winners
October 21, 2005 DOE Identifies 63 NCLB “Districts in Need of Improvement”
October 19, 2005 State Board of Education Honors Principals of the Year
October 19, 2005 2005 NAEP Results: NJ Students Score Higher than US Average, Significant Increases in Grade 4 Math
October 18, 2005 Bergen County Educator Named State Teacher of the Year
October 18, 2005 DOE Continues Professional Development Workshop Series
October 14, 2005 Educator from West Morris Regional High School is National History Teacher of the Year
October 11, 2005 Advisory Beware of Misleading Diploma Claims
October 5, 2005 DOE Sponsors Teacher Recruitment Conference
September 30, 2005 DOE Launches Secondary Education Initiative
September 28, 2005 DOE to Implement the New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum (NJQSAC)
September 28, 2005 DOE & DHS announce task force to launch strengthening family initiative
September 27, 2005 New Jersey Leaders Convene in Princeton to Tackle High School Improvement
September 26, 2005 Two Hundred and Fifteen Byrd Scholars Announced by Acting Commissioner Davy
September 26, 2005 Three New Charter Schools Open
September 13, 2005 DOE to Host Regional International Education Forums
September 9, 2005 Codey Names Lucille Davy Department of Education Acting Commissioner
September 7, 2005 State Board Identifies NJ Public Education Priorities
September 7, 2005 DOE to Host Series of Workshops in Northern Region, Starting Sept. 21
September 7, 2005 New Jersey State Board of Education Member Reappointed
September 7, 2005 State Board Recognizes Winning National Science Olympiad Team
August 18, 2005 DOE Announces Status of Academic Performance of Limited English Proficient Students
August 10, 2005 New Jersey 2004-05 No Child Left Behind Act AYP Report
August 8, 2005 DOE Receives 25 Charter School Applications
August 2, 2005 2005 NCLB-Required Unsafe School Choice Option Policy Announcement
July 28, 2005 DOE Commissioner Librera to Resign in September
July 28, 2005 DOE Commissioner Librera to Resign in September
July 27, 2005 DOE Comment on SCC Capital Construction Plan
July 26, 2005 DOE Releases NCLB-Required Teacher Content Expertise Data
July 22, 2005 DOE to Host First Algebra Institute for Abbott Schools
July 20, 2005 State Board of Education Swears In Two New Members, One Reappointment
July 14, 2005 DOE Receives Federal Grant for World Languages Testing
July 11, 2005 DOE Seeks Applicants for First "Regional Immigrant Newcomer Center" Grant
July 5, 2005 Passing Rate on GED Exam Shows Dramatic Increase After Cutoff Scores are Modified
June 27, 2005 Supplemental Educational Services Provider Application Period Re-Opened
June 27, 2005 Four NJ Educators Are Presidential Award Finalists
June 24, 2005 New Summer Conference Combines Themes of Literacy, Generation Next and Core Curriculum Content Standards
June 13, 2005 Morris County Educator Named 2005 New Jersey History Teacher of the Year
June 9, 2005 DOE’s Online Application System for Teacher Certification Launched
June 9, 2005 Commissioner Librera: Certification Backlog Addressed, Online Application Now Available
June 1, 2005 State Board Approves DOE Staff Changes
June 1, 2005 State Board of Education Recognizes Monmouth County Academic, Athletic, and Musical Student Achiever
June 1, 2005 DOE Recognizes 2004-2005 Title I Distinguished Schools and Best Practices/Star Schools
May 23, 2005 DOE Releases Final 2004 AYP Data
May 23, 2005 DOE Sponsors 3rd Annual Reading Coach Conference
May 20, 2005 Governor’s Awards in Arts Education Marks Silver Anniversary
May 19, 2005 Abbott Preschool Report Shows Unprecedented Progress in Classroom Quality and Student Preparation
May 18, 2005 Commissioner Librera Outlines Proposal to End SRA
May 13, 2005 Seats Open for "Safe, Disciplined and Drug-Free Schools Promising Programs"
May 11, 2005 DOE Workshop Spotlights New Jersey Schools’ Efforts to Close Achievement Gap
May 6, 2005 DOE Announces Abbott Secondary Education Initiative; Four Districts to Participate in Pilot Program to Improve Teaching and Learning
May 6, 2005 DOE Recognizes 2005 Distinguished Teaching Candidates
May 4, 2005 Violence, Vandalism Down Slightly at New Jersey Schools
May 4, 2005 Survey Provides 2003 Snapshot of New Jersey Teen Behavior
May 4, 2005 State Board of Education Approves New Paterson Superintendent
May 4, 2005 State Board Honors Student Tsunami Relief Organizer from Morris County
April 29, 2005 Charter Schools Week -- 2005 Student Performers, Speakers Featured in Week-long Celebration
April 28, 2005 ETS, DOE Launch New Student Data Management Tool for New Jersey School Districts
April 27, 2005 DOE Receives Grant for Regional Forums on International Education
April 27, 2005 Success Triangle Conference Spotlights Partnerships Between Schools, Colleges and Businesses to Help Students Succeed
April 20, 2005 Voters Approve More Than 70 Percent of School Budgets in Annual School Elections
April 18, 2005 MEDIA ADVISORY: DOE to Host "Kid Tech Day"
April 15, 2005 Ridgewood Teacher Receives Presidential Award for Mathematics Teaching
April 11, 2005 Amistad Exemplary Practices Competition Deadline Nears
April 11, 2005 Applications Available - DOE Begins New Round of Charter School Development
April 8, 2005 DOE Sponsors Workshop on Instructional Decision-Making for New Jersey Schools
April 6, 2005 Recruitment Initiative Begins New Round of Troops to Teachers Presentations
April 6, 2005 State Board of Education Aligns GED Passing Scores to National Standards
April 6, 2005 Ocean County Senior Honored as State Board Student of the Month
April 1, 2005 DOE Sponsoring Special Education Placement Workshop
March 17, 2005 Commissioner Librera Releases 2005 Comparative Spending Guide
March 17, 2005 Deputy Commissioner Pfennig Appointed Superintendent in NE Pennsylvania
March 16, 2005 DOE to Welcome Jonathan Kozol for May Workshop on Closing the Achievement Gap
March 14, 2005 New Jersey Department of Education Announces Two Internship Programs
March 7, 2005 DOE Announces NCLB-Designated Districts In Need of Improvement
March 2, 2005 Commissioner Librera Announces Creation of Quality Teaching and Learning Task Force
March 2, 2005 State Board Recognizes Student Anti-Tobacco Activist and Advocate
February 24, 2005 DOE Announces Students Selected for United States Senate Youth Program
February 24, 2005 D.O.E. Sponsors Symposium Examining Ways to Close Achievement Gap
February 24, 2005 2005 Apprenticeship and Training Conference Set for March 3-4
February 18, 2005 Recruitment Unit Plans Visits to Dover AFB and Rutgers University
February 17, 2005 State Board Member Josephine Figueras Named to National Study Group on Value Added Assessment
February 14, 2005 New Jersey’s Vocational Education Community Prepares to Observe Vocational-Technical Education Week
February 10, 2005 DOE Announces 2004 New Jersey Title I Distinguished Schools
February 3, 2005 DOE to Host Workshop on Small Learning Communities
February 2, 2005 State Board Honors Junior ROTC Programs from Two Somerset County High Schools
February 2, 2005 Commissioner Librera Announces Release of 2004 School Report Cards
February 1, 2005 More than 18,000 New Jersey Students to Participate in Groundhog Job Shadow Day
January 31, 2005 New Jersey Students Participating in 2005 NAEP Assessments
January 19, 2005 DOE to Host Jan. 26 Problem-Based Learning Workshop
January 19, 2005 ‘Great Expectations’ - D.O.E. Prepares to Launch Professional Development Series for Educators
January 18, 2005 ADVISORY: Manchester Regional High School District Order
January 18, 2005 Commissioner Librera Approves Applications for Five New Charter Schools; Announces Five-Year Renewals for Three Additional Charter Schools
January 14, 2005 DOE Seeks National Youth Science Camp Applicants
January 12, 2005 DOE to Host "Restructuring Middle Grades Classrooms" Workshop
January 5, 2005 NJDOE to Sponsor Workshop for Prospective Supplemental Educational Services Providers
January 5, 2005 Eleven New Jersey Schools Honored for Character Education Accomplishments