NJSBA Offers Funding Panel Cost-Saving Ideas
Public education is a labor-intensive operation, with an estimated 75 percent of its costs directly related to collective bargaining. Get the full story.

Capitol Watch:
Lawmakers Mull Regionalization
Merging New Jersey’s local school districts, or their critical functions, into 21 county-based systems is among concepts under discussion by joint legislative panels on property tax reform. Get the full story.

State to Implement Student Tracking System—an NJSBA Goal
A statewide student database and tracking system—a major NJSBA advocacy goal—is a step closer to reality. Get the full story.

Business Administrators: Salary Guide Alert
School districts still negotiating with their teachers unions following the expiration of  three-year contracts cannot promote staff to another step on the salary guide until a new agreement is in place, according to a 1996 state Supreme Court ruling. Get the full story.

Certificated Board Members
NJSBA Field Service Representative Joanne Borin congratulates Morris County Certificated Board Members Get the full story.

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