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NJSBA in the News…
Insider NJ
NJSBA Issues Response to Proposed Health Insurance Increases, Urges Relief
On July 15, the School Employees Health Benefits Commission received its annual rate renewal presentation from AON, the actuary for the state’s health benefits plans, which issued its premium adjustment recommendations for the 2027 plan year.
School-Board-Notes, July 14, 2026
Lead Story: State Board of Education Elects 26-27 Officers, Provides Update on Adaptive Assessment Standard Setting, Other Matters.
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Chalkbeat
Is online testing quietly driving how much tech schools use?
The backlash to classroom technology is colliding with a basic reality: Many required exams now happen on computers.
Courier-Post Cherry Hill
NJ grad assessment results won’t be released by school year’s start (on MSN.com)
Thousands of New Jersey students will enter their senior year without knowing if they passed the state’s graduation assessment.
NJ.com
NJ school board passes parental rights policy, denies Moms for Liberty ties (on MSN.com)
A Morris County school board unanimously passed a controversial policy this week that has become the latest flashpoint in New Jersey’s debate over parental rights in schools.
NJ Spotlight News
Op-Ed: School employees’ health costs are everyone’s problem
As premiums soar by more than a third, lawmakers have an opportunity to change how we bargain for coverage
New take on statewide school exam leaves monthslong wait for results
Educators will return to classrooms in September without usual insight on their students’ strengths, weaknesses
New Jersey Globe
Before government asks New Jersey families to pay more, it must answer a more important question: Is it doing everything possible to ensure taxpayers are paying the right price in the first place?
New Jersey Monitor
NJ public school enrollment falls to lowest level in quarter century
The number of public school students fell by nearly 24,000 in 2025-26, pushing enrollment to its lowest since the 2001-2002 school year.
The Washington Post
Shrinking student populations cause spike in public school closures across US (on MSN.com)
School closures have spiked 35 percent across the country over the past four years, propelled by a shrinking youth population and the end of covid-19 relief funds that had propped up education funding in some places.
TAPinto.net
Paterson P-TECH, Community Partners Honored with State STEM Collaboration of the Year Award
Paterson P-TECH’s STEM collaboration with the Paterson Museum, Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park, and NASA Solar System Ambassadors has been named the 2026 STEM Collaboration of the Year by the New Jersey STEM Pathways Network, recognizing a citywide partnership bringing hands-on science programming to students and families.
Arthur L. Johnson High School Celebrates Advanced Placement Success
Arthur L. Johnson High School is excited to share its most recent results from this spring’s administration of the College Board’s Advanced Placement assessments.
