On June 23, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 addressing the protections against sex discrimination in educational settings, the United States Department of Education announced significant proposed amendments to the Title...
The deadline for board of education candidates to file nominating petitions with their county clerk to run in the November election is 4 p.m., July 25.
The New Jersey School Boards Association is seeking a full-time county activities coordinator. This dynamic individual will join our team to provide leadership development through regional programming for local board of education members.
The New Jersey Department of Education recently opened the 2021-2022 school self-assessment for determining grades under the Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act.
The new law allows school districts that are participating in the program under an application that has been approved, and that have a state aid differential that is positive, to elect to receive state aid according to an alternative phase-out...
Gov. Phil Murphy, Senate President Nicholas Scutari, and Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin announced June 22 that they have reached an agreement on a back-to-school sales tax holiday as a part of the fiscal year 2023 budget.
Nancy Helbourg, 47, a longtime teacher and a member of the Rockaway Township Board of Education, lost her battle with acute myeloid leukemia June 16.
The New Jersey School Boards Association is offering a special early-bird group rate of $2,100 for 25 team members. The regular group registration rate of $2,200 goes into effect Friday, July 1.
Both the Senate and General Assembly convened at the State House on June 16 and held voting sessions. A summary of the substance and status of any education-related proposal is included in this article.
Resolutions stating proposed policy positions may be submitted by local boards of education, county school boards associations, the New Jersey School Boards Association’s Board of Directors and standing committees for consideration at the NJSBA’s meeting of delegates on Saturday, Nov....