On Saturday, Dec. 11, the New Jersey School Boards Association’s Legislative Committee met virtually to discuss, among other topics, the proposed NJSBA Legislative Advocacy Agenda for the 2022-2023 state legislative session.
The advisory calls for a swift and coordinated response to the crisis as the nation continues to battle the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Building Capacity for Career Pathways in Comprehensive Schools (Cohort 2) grant is being offered to eligible schools serving grades 9-12 that do not currently have an approved CTE program or CTE program of study.
The winners, their teachers and families are invited to a reception on the Seton Hall University campus. They receive certificates, gifts and monetary awards.
Kindergarten through 12th grade teachers who are concerned with confronting prejudice and furthering social justice through the study of the Holocaust and other genocides are eligible for Keats grants.
On Thursday, Dec. 2, the Senate and General Assembly convened for their first scheduled voting sessions since June. The Senate acted on a number of education-related bills, including several that the governor conditionally vetoed last month.
Once again, social media is dominating the School Ethics Commission’s docket, as the body issued decisions Nov. 16 in two cases involving school board members’ actions on social media.
Voters will head to the polls for a special election Dec. 14 to decide various school construction proposals.
Dr. Christine Burton, superintendent of Millburn Township Public Schools, was recently featured on “Education Matters,” the New Jersey School Boards Association's popular video series.
Dr. Angelica Allen-McMillan, acting commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Education, visited the New Jersey School Boards Association headquarters in Trenton Dec. 6, where she met with Dr. Lawrence S. Feinsod, the executive director of NJSBA.