Congress Acts on ESEA Reauthorization
On July 16, the U.S. Senate passed the Every Child Achieves Act, S-1177, the reauthorization of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), by…
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On July 16, the U.S. Senate passed the Every Child Achieves Act, S-1177, the reauthorization of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), by…
On July 14, the New Jersey Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in the case of Borough of Keyport v. Local 68. The court’s decision, which…
In a recent decision, the Law Division of Superior Court, Bergen County, determined that eleven named school districts did not violate the Open Public Records…
In a recently issued public Advisory Opinion, A08-15, the School Ethics Commission advised that a board member, whose spouse was employed as a per diem…
The New Jersey Department of Education in July granted final approval for four charter schools to open in September, welcoming their first classes for the…
The state Legislature’s Joint Committee on the Public Schools Committee held a hearing on Monday, July 20, on the charter school accountability process. Sharon Seyler,…
The public focus on collective bargaining, coupled with financial restrictions and statutory changes, significantly alters the negotiations landscape. NJSBA is presenting two programs to help…
On July 20, NJSBA welcomed a group that included Assemblywoman Mila M. Jasey, chair of the Assembly Higher Education Committee, to discuss the importance of…
Former New Jersey Governor Jim Florio visited NJSBA on July 22 to discuss energy efficiency in the schools and SMART GRID technology. The former governor…
The Egg Harbor Township school district will work to eliminate the use of polystyrene cafeteria trays in its schools – an estimated 7,300 are thrown…
To highlight musical education and the talent and skills of New Jersey public school students, the New Jersey School Boards Association will showcase several musical…
The New Jersey Department of Education last week asked the state’s education organizations to notify their members about the opportunity to participate in the upcoming…
Each year NJSBA’s governmental relations staff schedules meetings with local legislators during the summer, when lawmakers are in their home offices and typically have more…
W. Michael Brindle, who served on the Lawrence Township (Mercer) Board of Education for 21 years, died on July 13. He was 70. Brindle, who…