School Board Notes 1/6/26
NJSBA’s 3rd Annual Women’s Leadership Conference Returns March 20th For updated NJSBA Education News anytime, visit the NJSBA website homepage, and scroll down the page to News and Events.
NJ.com on MSN.com
Why are so many NJ kids missing 18+ days of school? State digging for answers
With schools back to normal, the number of students considered “chronically absent” — because they miss 18 or more days of school a year — has declined. But not enough.
Tiny NJ school district wants to hike taxes a shocking 27% to save its only school
One of New Jersey’s smallest school districts is asking residents to approve a steep tax increase to keep its only school open after years of state aid cuts left the district with a nearly $700,000 shortfall.
NJ Spotlight News
Students expected to benefit from cell phone ban
Statewide limits for public schools expected to become law Thursday.
New Jersey Must Act Now to Protect Its Children (Op-Ed)
Proposed legislation would keep vaccine policy in NJ’s hands regardless of shifting federal politics.
NorthJersey.com on MSN.com
More NJ kids are coming down with the flu. School nurses explain why An increase in seasonal flu and respiratory illnesses “has resulted in a higher-than-usual number of student absences,” said Patrick McQueeney, superintendent of the Westwood Regional School District in Bergen County.
NJ Patch
NJ Refuses Vaccine Schedule Change from The CDC | Across New Jersey, NJ Patch
“Vaccines are, unequivocally, our most effective defense against vaccine-preventable illnesses,” according to the NJ Department of Health.
TAPinto.net
Wayne School Board Recognizes Upcoming 250th Anniversary of the USA with Proclamation During its final meeting of 2024, the Wayne Township Board of Education formally marked the upcoming 250th anniversary of the United States.
