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Civility Project: “Civility Starts with Us”
Civility cannot be taken for granted; it needs to be nurtured. To meet this demand, NJSBA has partnered with the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University to provide additional resources to help our local boards develop techniques for having more fruitful public discourse. You can find these resources on the NJSBA website at civility-project.
You can view Conversations on Civility videos here: Conversations on Civility.
If you have any questions, suggestions, or comments on this initiative, please get in touch with us at civility@njsba.org.
School Board Notes
School-Board-Notes, Sept., 30, 2026
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