• Three Reasons Every School Should Have an Esports Team

  Students can learn the same types of lessons from competitive video gaming as they learn in traditional sports.

• The Future is Now

  Students learn to harness the power of artificial intelligence.

• President’s Message: When the Going Gets Tough…

  Like many of you, I have experienced fear and uncertainty during the past few weeks. But I have also felt immense pride.

• Executive Word: Meeting the Challenges of COVID-19

  A salute to the creativity, dedication and commitment of school leaders across the state as we all endeavor to meet the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.

• ELFNJ Spotlight: 100 Attend New Board Member Orientation in Princeton

  A look at the February New Board Member Weekend Orientation program.

• Legally Speaking: New Jersey Bans Salary History Inquiries

  A new law prohibits employers from asking applicants about salary history and institutes serious consequences for doing so.

• Legally Speaking: Superintendent Salary and Contracts: The New Frontier

  Superintendent salary caps were eliminated last year; but there are still laws and regulations pertaining to CSA contracts. Here’s what you need to know.

• Head of the Class: Keeping the Wonder of ‘Why?’ Alive

  A Jackson elementary science curriculum is honored for encouraging kids to think and dream together.

• Changing the Equation: New Jersey Searches for Ways to Boost Teacher Diversity

  Fifty-six percent of New Jersey’s students are children of color. Only 16% of its teachers are. That’s a problem, says New Jersey’s Commissioner of Education.

  

• Meet New Jersey’s 2019–2020 School Board Member of the Year

  The veteran board member, who also serves as the current president of the Passaic County School Boards Association, was honored at Workshop 2019.