NJDOE Releases Work-Based Learning Handbook
The New Jersey Department of Education announced in an advisory the release of the Work-Based Learning Handbook, which provides guidance for WBL programing in several areas.
NJDOE Proposes Regulations to Implement Law on CTE Certification
The NJDOE has proposed regulations to implement a law allowing CTE educators to obtain a standard career and technical education certificate without having to pass the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators test.
NJDOE Announces the Continuation of the ARP ESSER Roundtable Series
The New Jersey Department of Education’s Division of Educational Services will continue to offer American Rescue Plan and Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief roundtables.
Monmouth County Election Offices: Error Could Change the Result in Ocean Township’s Board of Education General Election
Election offices in Monmouth County recently discovered a problem with voter tallies in the 2022 general election that could change the result of a school board contest in Ocean Township.
State Board of Education Acts on Various Items at January Meeting
In addition to passing its resolution in honor of New Jersey School Board Recognition Month, the New Jersey State Board of Education heard updates and acted on several items at its Jan. 11 meeting.
Paterson Public Schools Awarded $2.5M in Federal Full-Service Community Schools Funds
Paterson Public Schools officials announced Jan. 18 that the district has been awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Full-Service Community Schools program. The grant is in the amount of $499,959 and is expected to be renewed annually...
State Board of Education Honors the Work of Local Boards of Education
At its Jan. 11 monthly meeting, New Jersey’s State Board of Education marked School Board Recognition Month by unanimously approving a resolution that commends the hard work and dedication of the state’s nearly 5,000 local school board members.
Senate Education Committee, Assembly Financial Institutions Committee Advance Various Education Measures
The Senate Education Committee convened for the first time in 2023 to advance various measures related to PreK-12 education, including one that would provide tutoring opportunities to students and is aimed at mitigating the effects of learning loss or interrupted...
First Notice: Delegate Assembly Resolution Deadline
Please note that the Delegate Assembly, which is the policymaking body of the New Jersey School Boards Association, is scheduled to convene May 13, 2023.
Voters to Decide School Construction Questions in Jan. 24 Special Election
Voters will head to the polls for a special election Jan. 24 to decide school construction proposals. One town is also having a special school board election to fill the seat of a board member who retired.