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| June 27, 2007 • Vol. XXX • No. 44 |
 Lawmakers Beat State Budget Deadline Legislative Update: Bills Move to Governor's Desk... Fast and Furious: A Legislative Recap Burlington SBA Honors Education Advocates Court Upholds Boards in Student Speech Case Congratulations to Our Milestone Members Showcase Your District at Workshop 2007 Court Limits Sports Recruiting Click here for a pdf version of this issue of School Board Notes |
Lawmakers Beat State Budget Deadline The Legislature approved the state’s 2007-2008 budget on June 21, ten days before its July 1 deadline, in stark contrast to last year’s budget battle that resulted in a state government shutdown. |
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| Legislative Update: Bills Move to Governor's Desk... Several education-related bills were passed by both houses of the state Legislature before the lawmakers recessed for the summer. |
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| Fast and Furious: A Legislative Recap It started off slowly, but when the Legislature’s special session on property tax reform went into full swing last fall, new proposals came fast and furious. |
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| Burlington SBA Honors Education Advocates | ||
| Court Upholds Boards in Student Speech Case A June 25 U.S. Supreme Court decision upheld a local school board’s authority to regulate student speech that might undermine a school’s core educational mission, or which might interfere with its ability to maintain a safe, secure, and effective learning environment. |
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| Congratulations to Our Milestone Members NJSBA believes it is important to acknowledge its members who have served their districts for many years. |
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| Showcase Your District at Workshop 2007 Showcase your district’s innovative and creative programs at Workshop 2007 in Atlantic City. |
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| Court Limits Sports Recruiting State athletic associations’ restrictions on recruiting student athletes do not violate the free-speech rights of schools, according to a June 21 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court. |
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| NJSBA Online “What’s New” at www.njsba.org? |
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| SBN Begins Summer Schedule School Board Notes will be published bi-weekly this summer. The newsletter will be mailed on the following Thursdays: July 12, July 26, August 9, and August 23. |
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