Head of the Class: PiscatawayREADS Stands Up for Justice
A Piscataway literacy initiative that harnessed community support and corporate sponsorship to provide free books to children and encourage a love of reading among students…
School Leader, NJSBA’s quarterly magazine, focuses on trends and issues of interest to boards of education and their top administrators.
A Piscataway literacy initiative that harnessed community support and corporate sponsorship to provide free books to children and encourage a love of reading among students…
Jorge attends eighth grade in the township. He secretly enjoys school and plans to be a physicist. His report card grades and NJASK scores have…
A recent survey of New Jersey school districts has found that 42 percent of the districts whose contracts expired last June are still in the…
The New Jersey School Boards Association has partnered with the Grants Office, a national grants development services firm with a 15-year track record of helping…
As I complete my second and final term as a member of the Ramsey (Bergen) Board of Education and end 38 years of public service…
The collective wisdom of New Jersey’s public school districts is a powerful force. Sharing that wisdom is the goal behind one of NJSBA’s newest initiatives,…
This issue of School Leader features a special section for new board members. I have found that new board members are bright, energetic, and enthusiastic…
To the board meeting newcomer, following parliamentary procedure can seem cumbersome, unwieldy and overly bureaucratic. But as any veteran board member can attest, there’s a…
As a new board member, it is useful to have an understanding of how special education in New Jersey works. The programs, processes and procedures,…
In public school districts across New Jersey, each January brings a group of new school board members. Just elected, they are sworn into office, and…
We all talk about the need for increased parent involvement in our schools and at our school board meetings. But as any board member who…
The headline could not have been more dramatic – or encouraging: “Obesity Rate for Young Children Plummets 43% in a Decade,” said the Feb. 25,…
New Jersey’s constitution famously requires school districts to provide a “thorough and efficient,” education to all students. These goals, according to NJSBA’s new president, Don…