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NJSBA Introduces “Good News”
Acts of excellence and inspiring achievements occur every day in our schools.
NJSBA’s Good News program will highlight outstanding district achievements, showcase your staff and students’ successes, and highlight the positive impact these efforts have on students and communities.
If you are interested in submitting a Good News story, please click this link. The school district superintendent must approve all submissions.
Lead Story: Sherrill Administration Launches Statewide School Funding Outreach Effort
NJSBA “In the News”
Governor’s Office Press Release (www.nj.gov/governor/)
“NJSBA is proud to support this legislative package. Technology is advancing at a speed that our safeguards have struggled to match, and our children are living in that gap every day. These measures represent the bold action this moment requires, and they give educators the tools they need to protect the health and well-being of New Jersey’s students,” said Dr. Timothy Purnell, Executive Director/CEO, NJ School Boards Association. For NJSBA Education News anytime, visit the NJSBA website homepage, and scroll down to News and Resource.
NJ.com
Does your town make the list? N.J.’s 25 largest school districts, ranked (Yahoo.com)
New Jersey’s largest city continues to have the state’s largest school district — enrolling more than 44,000 students in 65 schools, according to the latest state data.
NJ Spotlight News
Lower rate of 11th graders meet reading standard — but don’t panic
New graduation exam format makes annual comparisons invalid, as even the difficulty of questions varies student to student.
New Jersey Globe
Sherrill signs bills to study social media
Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed a three-bill package Tuesday aimed at studying the effects of social media on children and creating new online privacy and safety protections for minors.
New Jersey Monitor
Gov. Sherrill targets ‘big tech’ with new law aimed at kids’ social media use
The new law limits algorithmic recommendations and data use for minors on social media in a bid to combat social media harms.
Schools spend billions on AI, but struggle to figure out what’s worth buying While school districts have long wrestled with technology purchases, the AI industry is moving faster than districts and states can keep up with, one expert said.
NJ Patch
Ocean County Teacher Of The Year Pours Passion For Learning Into Students
“Her love for her students and for what she does is evident each and every day,” her superintendent said.
Essex County’s Latest ‘Teacher Of Year’ Is A Poet From Newark
“Each day is an opportunity to learn from my students and help them develop the skills to create a more just and inclusive future.”
TAPinto.net
Governor Sherrill Signs Three Bills to Strengthen Online
The legislation includes new safeguards for minors’ privacy and online safety and establishes a Social Media Research Center to study social media use, addictive features and emerging risks to children.
Melvin H. Kreps Middle School’s Ms. Vogel Named Mercer County Teacher of the Year
The East Windsor Regional School District (EWRSD) is celebrating one of their own teachers being named the best of the best as Jennifer Vogel was announced as the Mercer County Teacher of the Year, according to the New Jersey Department of Education.
Wayne Schools Prepare for New ‘Bell-to-Bell’ Cell Phone Ban Wayne’s middle school students already know what it is like to go through the school day without access to their cell phones. Beginning this fall, that expectation will extend throughout the district under a new statewide mandate.
