Facebook X (Twitter) Linkedin Nina Peckman, Esq. ACNJ Staff Attorney Starting with the 2025-2026 school year, a new special education law will expand a parent’s right to receive advance notice regarding certain information before an annual IEP meeting takes place. Under federal and state special education laws, parents have what are known as “participation […]
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Your Voice Matters: Help Improve Special Education Services in NJ
Facebook X (Twitter) Linkedin The New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) is in the process of reviewing N.J.A.C. 6A:14, which includes the regulations that govern how special education and related services are delivered to students across the state. This process presents an important opportunity to the public–including parents, caretakers, school staff, service providers, and advocates–to […]
Governor Murphy’s Historic Early Childhood Education Legislation Marks Critical Progress with Room for Improvement
Facebook X (Twitter) Linkedin UPDATE: New Jersey Universal Preschool This week, Governor Murphy signed significant legislation expanding access to early education, addressing several policy priorities ACNJ has long advocated for, while also leaving areas of opportunity for further improvement. The centerpiece legislation (S3910/A5717) codifies New Jersey’s preschool funding formula into statute, strengthening and sustaining the […]
Tell Lawmakers What “A Day Without Child Care” Means to You
Facebook X (Twitter) Linkedin On May 12, parents, early childhood staff and caregivers across New Jersey and the nation will participate in “A Day Without Child Care,” bringing attention to the essential role of our undervalued and underpaid early care and education workforce. Armed with stickers that say “Thanks to child care, I’m at […]
Did you know that New Jersey preschoolers are being expelled from public schools against the law?
Facebook X (Twitter) Linkedin By Jake Moore Policy Associate For more information on this topic contact Jake at jmoore@acnj.org New Jersey passed legislation in 2016 to make expulsions and suspensions of preschoolers in publicly funded classrooms against the law, except in certain circumstances. However, both remain major issues facing our youngest children. Beginning in 2005, […]
