Workshop 2026: Charting the Path, Empowering Journeys
The New Jersey School Boards Association will chart a course for education excellence at Workshop 2026, taking place October 19-22 at the Atlantic City Convention Center. Co-sponsored by the New Jersey Association of Administrators and the New Jersey Association...
Workshop Keynote Tim Shriver to Deliver Message on Dignity in Schools & Society
When Timothy Shriver addresses thousands as the keynote speaker at the New Jersey School Boards Association’s 2026 Annual Workshop this fall, he will not focus on test scores or education trends. Instead, he likely will pose questions such as: How...
Guiding Special-Needs Students and Families From School into Adult Life
For families with special-needs children, the reliability of a public school system’s programs and professional support can be a vital resource. However, when their children grow up and no longer qualify for those services, many families say they feel lost...
The Hidden Cost of Broken Systems in School Districts
School districts are often judged by their outcomes, such as student performance, community trust and the ability to balance their annual budgets. Yet beneath these visible metrics lies a less discussed but equally influential factor: the systems that drive daily...
Artificial Intelligence: Friend, Foe or Frenemy?
In a world where technology is increasingly accessible from almost anywhere at any time—while time remains a precious and fleeting commodity—school officials face a difficult dilemma: deciding if and when to use artificial intelligence. Board of education members and charter...
Signaling Change
This article was originally published in the Winter 2026 issue of Apptegy’s SchoolCEO magazine. By the time this study is published, Clinton Central School Corporation’s Melissa McIntire will have earned her doctorate in education. Her thesis asks a question that’s...
NJSBA’s "Reel Jersey" student film category
You may have seen the New Jersey School Boards Association sponsoring a category in the Garden State Film Festival and wondered, “Why is the NJSBA involved in filmmaking?” For the past seven years, the NJSBA has sponsored a student category...
Now Is the Time to Reflect and to Renew Our Resolve
Summer has a way of slowing things down just enough to allow for a clear-eyed look at where we have been and where we still need to go. As I write this for our summer edition, I find myself genuinely...
Advocacy Is Not Optional
Across New Jersey, school districts continue to face financial pressures that threaten our ability to provide the educational opportunities our students deserve. The combination of the state’s funding formula and the rigid 2% tax levy cap continues to create challenges...