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January 24, 2008 • Vol. XXXI • No. 22

The 212th Legislature: A Retrospective Look

A School Board Member’s Guide to NJ’s New School Funding Formula

Learn More About the New School Funding Formula

NJSBA Training Enters New Era

State Will Borrow $2.5 billion for Abbott Construction

Governor Signs Bills Affecting Schools

NJSBA Holds Legislative Reception

Travel Restrictions Affect NSBA Conference

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The 212th Legislature: A Retrospective Look
The 212th legislative session, which formally concluded on Jan. 7, featured many initiatives aimed at curtailing school boards’ authority and changing the way local districts operate.

A School Board Member’s Guide to NJ’s New School Funding Formula
On Jan. 13, Gov. Corzine signed into law the School Funding Reform Act of 2008, the state’s new school-funding formula.

Learn More About the New School Funding Formula
The School Funding Reform Act of 2008, signed into law by Gov. Jon Corzine on Jan. 13, impacts all New Jersey school districts.

NJSBA Training Enters New Era
On the evening of Jan. 16, more than two dozen school board members attended an NJSBA training session on the New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum—or NJQSAC, the state’s new school monitoring process that focuses on governance and academic achievement.
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State Will Borrow $2.5 billion for Abbott Construction
The state is proposing to bond $2.5 billion to continue school construction projects in Abbott districts, the attorney general said in a letter this week to the state’s high court.
Governor Signs Bills Affecting Schools
After the 212th Legislature ended earlier this month, Gov. Jon S. Corzine signed into law a number of bills that affect public schools.
NJSBA Holds Legislative Reception
On Jan. 8, after the swearing-in of New Jersey’s 213th Legislature, the New Jersey School Boards Association held a reception at the Trenton Marriott.
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Travel Restrictions Affect NSBA Conference
The state’s recent School District Accountability Act will affect school board members and school employees attending the annual National School Boards Association conference from March 29 to April 1 in Orlando, Fla.
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