Why is the Cost of Education Rising?
The publication, Annual Report of the State Board of Education and the Commissioner of Education of New Jersey for the Year Ending June 30, 1914,…
School Leader
School Leader, NJSBA’s quarterly magazine, focuses on trends and issues of interest to boards of education and their top administrators.
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2014 • VOLUME 45 • 2
Articles
Reminiscences from Former Executive Directors
During my time as executive director, one of the most significant Association issues I dealt with was the construction of the new NJSBA headquarters. With…
Recollections from Former NJSBA Presidents
I served as president of the Association for 2 ½ years (1976-1978). Looking back I would have to say the biggest hurdle we had to…
“Investigate” and “Improve”
As executive director of the New Jersey School Boards Association, I cannot think of a greater honor than to serve NJSBA as we celebrate our…
A Better Life, a Better World
Anniversaries are occasions to share memories. For me, this 100th Anniversary issue of School Leader is particularly special: It marks my final “President’s Message” and…
Workshop Through the Years
The first Workshop was held in the fall of 1953. It was described by an Association officer as “the most ambitious undertaking in NJSBA’s long…
Thorough and Efficient: The Evolution of Public Education
The phrase most frequently cited in reference to public education in the Garden State is “thorough and efficient.” That wording comes from the 1875 state…
How “Then” Shapes “Now”
In 2014, school board members in New Jersey must contend with issues such as the school funding formula, superintendent salary caps and NJQSAC. Over the…
A Century Plus of County Associations
Local school boards had barely been formed in New Jersey when school board members began to network with their counterparts in neighboring districts. As the…
School Board Service, Circa 1914
What was life as a school board member like 100 years ago? NJSBA had a unique opportunity to ponder this question recently when it came…
June 30, 1983: A High Point in NJSBA Advocacy
On the second floor of the State House, around the glass panes surrounding a packed Senate Gallery stood some 50 people, mainly school board members,…
NJSBA: A History
It was an act of the New Jersey Legislature that created the State Federation of District Boards of Education of New Jersey. On April 8,…