Roberts Package Would Create New Landscape for Schools
Assembly Speaker Joe Roberts and Majority Leader Bonnie Watson-Coleman last week unveiled a legislative package directed toward reorganizing local government—including the structure of school districts, school elections, public employee pensions, the education funding formula, and shared services. Get the full story.

Codey Calls for Special Session on Property Taxes
Senate President Richard Codey announced last Thursday that he will form a task force to plan a special legislative session on property tax reform. Get the full story.

Panel OK's School Election Changes
Next year’s school board member elections would take place in November and votes on base budgets would be eliminated under a bill approved by the Senate Education Committee last Thursday. Get the full story.

Education by the Numbers
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Nine Districts Earn Leader Award
NJSBA will honor nine school districts for outstanding educational programs as part of the 21st annual School Leader Awards this spring. Get the full story.

Special Education Week
Students from Mount Olive Township’s “Little Historians” program accept the 2006 Innovations in Special Education award during a Special Education Week celebration at the High Road School in Somerset on Friday. Get the full story.

Ethics Disclosure Instructions Online
NJSBA’s Instructions for Filling Out the School Ethics Act Financial Disclosure Statements are designed to assist school officials in completing the annual Personal/Relative Disclosure and Financial Disclosure Statements. Get the full story.

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