NJ School Regionalization: Will Bigger Be Better or Will Home Rule Rule?, sponsored by the League of Women Voters of New Jersey, May 13, 9 a.m. to Noon (registration, 8:30), at The Eagleton Institute of Politics, Rutgers University, New Brunswick.

Program will explore regionalization from the perspectives of cost efficiency, governance, and educational opportunity.  Speakers/panelists will include Dr. Ernest Reock, retired director, Rutgers University Center for Government Services; Michael Kaelber, senior counsel, NJSBA; Dr. Judith Ferguson, superintendent, Hopewell Valley Regional; Dr. Gerald Woeher, co-director of professional development, NJ Association of School Administrators.

No registration fee; donations are welcomed.  For information, e-mail the League’s state office or call (609) 394-3303.

Special Education Law: New ‘IDEA’ = Issues Designated for Explanation and Answers, 34th Annual Education Law Conference, Friday, May 12, 8:30 a.m. to 3:50 p.m. Lehigh University, College of Education, Mountaintop Campus, Bethlehem, PA.

Program will address changes in IDEA; over- and under-identification; juvenile justice; litigation; burden of proof; settlements; scientifically based research; resolving issues of child find, truancy and home-bound education; and High Objective Uniform Standards of Evaluation programs in PA and NJ.  It will also feature a mock due process hearing.

Cost is $145 per person.  For information, visit the university's spring education seminars online, or contact Theresa Freeman by e-mail or by calling (610)758-6563.

Investing in the Future: Building Green Schools, sponsored by Haverford College, U.S. Green Building Council, and Turner Construction Company, Wednesday, May 17, Haverford College, Haverford, PA.

Conference will focus on the economic rationale for green schools through analysis of costs and benefits, case studies, and discussion of applied standards and tools.

No charge for attendance.  Pre-registration required.  For information, visit Turner Construction's conference Web site.