The New Jersey School Boards Association joined eight other organizations dedicated to promoting student achievement in calling for the New Jersey Department of Education to rethink its approach to the Start Strong assessment.
Gov. Phil Murphy signed an executive order Aug. 15 lifting the requirement that school districts, childcare settings and state contractors maintain a policy requiring their unvaccinated workers undergo routine COVID-19 testing, according to a news release from the governor’s office.
Joanna Guaimano teamed up with fellow intern Kevin Leach to share some highlights of what they learned over seven weeks working for the New Jersey School Boards Association.
Education Next’s annual national survey of public opinion on education policy reveals support for increasing teacher salaries has reached its highest level in the survey’s 16-year history, along with numerous other insights, according to a news release from the scholarly...
A district that experienced a reduction in state aid or a district confronting a structural budgetary imbalance in fiscal year 2023 must apply for stabilization aid by Sept. 16, according to an advisory from the New Jersey Department of Education.
Howard Scott Wolkow, 52, a member of the Bedminster Board of Education in Somerset County, died Aug. 11 at home.
Bryan Joseph Granelli, 54, a member of the Kearny Board of Education in Hudson County, died unexpectedly Aug. 2.
A new online dashboard is now available that will provide up-to date information on how local educational agencies are using federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds to accelerate academic recovery, address mental health needs and respond to the...
The New Jersey Department of Education announced in a broadcast memo that it’s offering behavioral threat assessment and management training for school communities through the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance Students, Teachers, and Officers Preventing School Violence...
At its August monthly meeting, the New Jersey State Board of Education heard updates and acted on numerous items, including one concerning educator preparation, certification and professional development.