Panel Advances Energy-Cost Cap Relief
The Assembly Education Committee on Thursday released legislation that would give schools greater flexibility to handle spikes in gasoline and heating fuel costs. Get the full story.

Construction: State Support Not Certain
Voters in 19 school districts went to the polls Tuesday to decide $353 million in proposed school construction projects, according to NJSBA. Get the full story.

NJSBA Seeks Board Members to Advocate on Capitol Hill
With the rapidly growing federal involvement in education, the voices of public school advocates are needed now more than ever in Washington, D.C.  Get the full story.

Department of Education Announces
2005 Title I Distinguished Schools
The New Jersey Department of Education recently announced that three elementary schools have been selected as the state’s 2005 Title I Distinguished Schools. Get the full story.

School Finance – A Puzzler
Your board packet arrives.  As you review the agenda, you see recommendations for additions to the curriculum, additions to staff, facility repairs, new transportation routes, and more.  Get the full story.

Assembly Committee OK’s Mandates Relief Bill
School districts would receive financial flexibility and cost savings from a bill released last Thursday by the Assembly Education Committee. Get the full story.

State Honors Winners of Governor’s Schools of Excellence Award
Acting Governor Richard J. Codey and the New Jersey Department of Education recently announced 22 schools named as 2005 Governor’s Schools of Excellence Award winners for the significant efforts they made to improve over the course of two school years. Get the full story.

NJSBA On The Air
School construction funding and special education aid will be the focus during upcoming segments of “Comcast Newsmakers,” featuring NJSBA Executive Director Edwina M. Lee.  Get the full story.

Help Design Workshop of the Future
NJSBA wants to make Annual Workshop more meaningful for its members.  We are in the process of considering some major changes for Workshop 2006. Get the full story.

Training Programs and Resources

Communicating Effectively

Making Sense of School Finance/Building Community Support in Tight Financial Times

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