Day: June 17, 2026

Assembly Education Committee Advances School Funding Transparency Legislation

The Assembly Education Committee today advanced A3881, sponsored by Speaker Craig J. Coughlin, which would strengthen school funding transparency and provide school districts with greater certainty when crafting their annual budgets. The bill is also sponsored by Assemblymembers Sterley Stanley and Verlina Reynolds-Jackson.

Under the bill, the Commissioner of the Department of Education (DOE) would be required to provide each school district with a preliminary State aid notice by the first week of December, detailing the minimum amount the district can expect in the upcoming school year. This early notification gives districts more time to plan their budgets.

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How to Manage Emotional Well-being During Grief

When a person is experiencing grief, it can feel like every day is difficult, and simple tasks can feel like mountains that require energy that a grieving person simply may not have.

However, even during the bleakest parts of mourning, there are ways that those who are grieving can manage their emotional well-being, even if it is one baby step at a time.

The aim of managing emotional well-being is not to get over the loss but to try and maintain your mental health to the best of your ability, while you grieve, to make the process easier.

Plan a Memorial

While a funeral is a memorial, for many people, it is not the only one that they want to have to commemorate the life of their loved one.

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