The New Frontier of K-12 Technology: Strategic Leadership in the Age of SaaS and AI
The landscape of K-12 education technology is undergoing a fundamental shift, moving at an accelerated pace that demands a re-evaluation of the roles and responsibilities. Gone are the days when IT leaders were primarily responsible for fixing broken computers and...
How New Jersey Schools Are Tackling Food Waste—One Tray at a Time
How many unopened milk cartons end up in the trash each day? How many untouched apples, uneaten sandwiches, and discarded vegetable servings fill school dumpsters across New Jersey? The answers may surprise you, and they are inspiring a growing movement...
Beyond the Classroom: Unlocking Student Potential Through Outdoor Learning
In today’s educational landscape, learning beyond the four walls of a classroom isn’t just an enhancement—it’s essential for advancing equity. Traditional models of schooling often focus solely on academic outputs without ensuring that students have access to opportunities that support...
Conflict in the Boardroom Summary for School Leaders: The Keys to Communication in Educational Leadership
Conflict in the Boardroom Summary for School Leaders:The Keys to Communicationin Educational Leadership The Keys to Communicationin Educational Leadership Our purpose as a school board is to serve our students, families, teachers, administrators and communities, working together to find optimal...
The Evolving Role of Technology Leadership
Beyond the Classroom: Operational Challenges of Technology Leadership is the title of a featured presentation from the New Jersey Association of School Technology Officials (NJASTO) at this year’s New Jersey School Boards Association (NJSBA) Workshop. This session shines a spotlight...
2025 Innovation Award Winners
Since 1985, the New Jersey School Boards Association and ASAH, a not-for-profit organization of private schools and agencies providing highly specialized services to the private special education community, have sponsored an annual Special Education Week celebration in New Jersey. It...
Trends in Teacher Contract Negotiations
In collective bargaining, comparability has always played a central role, influencing conversations at every stage of the process—from preparation to active bargaining sessions, and, if necessary, into impasse procedures. While comparing settlement data across districts is an instinct that can...
New Strategies Proven to Boost Student Achievement
For the middle and high school students and parents wondering if their children will ever use certain coursework in the “real world,” New Jersey’s Gateway Regional High School has the answer. The Gloucester County district tailors and adapts its curriculum-to-career...
No Devices, More Engagement
Hazlet is a tightly-knit, hard-working, blue-collar community of 20,000 citizens in Monmouth County that prioritizes sports, weekend barbecues, and their children. The municipality shares borders with Middletown, the largest district in Monmouth, and Holmdel, a prestigious, upscale area. The district...
