NJSBA NEWS & INFORMATION
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School Board Notes
8/19/25 – NJSBA’s Legal Department launches new monthly newsletter, Monthly Grounds: Education Law Update
NEW JERSEY EDUCATION NEWS
NJ.com
Struggling N.J. school district wants to raise taxes 36% in ‘shocking’ move
Local officials are facing off in Plainfield after the city’s board of education proposed raising local school property taxes by 36% — the district’s first tax increase in six years — to help close a budget gap.
NATIONAL EDUCATION NEWS
Chalkbeat
Teachers hate no-zeroes grading policies, survey says
Amid concerns that equitable grading policies damage student motivation, a new study seeks to understand just how widespread these approaches are in U.S. schools.
Education Week
Here’s What Teachers Really Think About Equitable Grading Policies
A new study examines the prevalence of policies like no zeros or unlimited retakes in classrooms.
Ed. Dept. Imposes Funding Restrictions for 5 Districts Over Transgender Policies
The districts will have to jump through extra hoops to claim their federal funds.
How Schools Will Feel the Federal Funding Cuts to Libraries and Museums
Cuts to library and museum grants threaten databases, field trips, and teacher-training programs.
