President's Message: Unfunded Woes
Board members know better than most people how hard it is to balance competing interests; to choose to fund one worthy program or initiative over…
School Leader, NJSBA’s quarterly magazine, focuses on trends and issues of interest to boards of education and their top administrators.
Board members know better than most people how hard it is to balance competing interests; to choose to fund one worthy program or initiative over…
As many of you know, special education is a subject that is near to my heart. I began my career as a special education teacher,…
When TEACHNJ was enacted in late 2012, it was touted as a victory for compromise. Most observers agreed that the state’s 102-year-old tenure dismissal law…
Each year, the National School Boards Association (NSBA) conducts its Magna Awards program, a national recognition program that honors school board best practices and innovative…
One Saturday in March 2015, technical services operators at the Swedesboro-Woolwich school district in Gloucester County noticed a problem with the district’s computer system network.…
NJM’s Teen Driver Safety Program, entering its fourth year this fall, has already reached more than 65,000 New Jersey high school students. The award-winning program…
At North Hunterdon High School in Annandale, Clinton Township, each student who joins the Interact Club pledges the following oath: “I believe that everyone achieves…
The number of students enrolled in special education programs is on the rise, according to numerous sources in education: Over the past decade, the number…
Of all the issues that a school board and administrators must address, one of the most challenging, emotionally-charged and potentially-costly involves the provision of services…
In one program, at Point Pleasant Borough High School, advanced software engineering students work with their special education peers to develop apps to meet their…
Workshop 2016 is quickly approaching. We’re proud to announce that this year’s theme is, “Recognizing the Value of Every Student,” which highlights the importance of…
Now in its fifth year, the U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools (ED-GRS) award program has started a movement in schools across the nation…
“Where do we find the money?” That is the central question that school board members and school administrators confront every year at budget time, as…