School Board Notes 1/13/26
State Board of Education Presents NJSBA with Resolution in Honor of School Board Recognition Month
In the News
Daily Record on MSN.com
Will Phil Murphy make cursive a NJ educational standard again?
New Jersey aspires [to] be a hub for innovation and technology, but some Garden State students may soon have to turn back to the basics.
MyCentralJersey.com on MSN.com
Rutgers studies how gender bias influences math education for children
Young children trust math advice from men, even when it is wrong.
NJ.com on MSN.com
NJ school district just uncovered staggering $15M budget hole no one saw coming
A newly uncovered $15 million budget gap has pushed the Hackensack School District into a financial crisis that could force major cuts, local officials said this week.
NJ school district says $178K in taxpayer money vanished in email scam Nearly $178,000 in payments made by a Mercer County school district to a vendor working on a construction project appear to have been lost in a wire fraud scam, local officials said.
Local News
Maxson Middle School Celebrates 100 Years
The centennial celebration for the school, which opened its doors on November 30, 1925, included the Maxson cheerleaders, choir, step team, and band—as well as the Plainfield Senior Line Dancers.
What is Model UN and Why the Sparta High School Delegation Deserves Support
The 45 members of the Sparta High School Model UN club are working hard, preparing for the annual conference at Georgetown University in Washington DC.
Liberty Middle School Students Sweep Essex County Environmental Center Forest Feeder Contest
Students in the Liberty Middle School Environmental Club swept the annual Essex County Environmental Center’s Forest Feeder Contest in the middle school category, held in December 2025.
Bordentown Students Instrumental in the Formation of Two New Clubs in School District Extracurricular activities are associated with a range of positive outcomes for children and teenagers, such as higher academic performance, more positive academic perspectives and higher academic aspirations, according to the U.S. Census.
