NJSBA at Your Service: Meet, Eat and Learn
Before there was a New Jersey School Boards Association – 101 years ago – there were county school boards associations in the state. Then, as…
School Leader, NJSBA’s quarterly magazine, focuses on trends and issues of interest to boards of education and their top administrators.
Before there was a New Jersey School Boards Association – 101 years ago – there were county school boards associations in the state. Then, as…
Recently, along with John Burns, NJSBA counsel, I had the honor of presenting a program on changes in the NJSBA’s model policies on nepotism in…
NJM Insurance Company’s award-winning teen driver safety program has already reached 40,000 high school students throughout the state as it enters its third year. Two…
Workshop 2015 is quickly approaching and, while NJSBA’s preparations for the state’s premiere educational conference take place all year long, there is no denying that…
School districts need the trust of the public to operate well, and districts effectively build trust by being accountable and transparent, communicating well, and listening…
“Show me the money!” That’s not just a classic line from the 1996 movie “Jerry McGuire,” but also any union’s continuing negotiation mantra. Typically unions…
According to the data from the National Center for Education Statistics, salaries and benefits make up 80 percent of the current operating expenditures in the…
One of the most important responsibilities boards of educations face across New Jersey is negotiating with their unions. Bargaining can be at times both a…
Communication is at the heart of your school’s success in the community. Your board needs students’ families, as well as the larger taxpaying community, to…
Some spark learning by tapping into students’ love of animals and pets. Others use small businesses to help special education students develop “real world” skills…