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NJSBA Introduced SMS opt in for Breaking News
To improve membership communications, NJSBA now offers members the opportunity to receive timely and relevant text messages.
Text messaging through NJSBA will ensure that you are alerted in real time to important updates, such as:
- Program cancellations and changes;
- Urgent action items;
- Late-breaking important information.
Members may opt in through their demographic profile.
NJSBA’s Steam Tank Challenge
The New Jersey School Boards Association invites all New Jersey public schools to join the 2027 STEAM Tank™️ Challenge and give your students the chance to invent, modify, or use problem-solving skills to solve real-world problems. View the video here: https://youtu.be/uEd-Khqdv8k.
School Board Notes
Lead Story: Sherrill Administration Launches Statewide School Funding Outreach Effort For NJSBA Education News anytime, visit the NJSBA website homepage, and scroll down to News and Resource.
NJ.com
Best high schools in New Jersey 2026, ranked by U.S. News
High Technology High School in Lincroft is once again the best public high school in New Jersey — and the No. 1 STEM school in the nation, according to new rankings from U.S. News & World Report.
NJ Spotlight News
New Jersey minors get social media shield to limit Big Tech’s reach
A law to take effect next year will block notices during school hours and limit the use of algorithms for recommendations.
Delayed NJ test scores leave schools without key data for new year
‘It’s ridiculous to not know exactly when those results are coming,’ says superintendent of tool that flags need for help.
NorthJersey.com
Trump Head Start changes would cause damage toddler program
New rule changes and deregulation proposed by the Trump administration could destabilize Head Start, a federal program that helps New Jersey’s most vulnerable infants and toddlers reach kindergarten readiness, say local center operators.
NJ remains top state for public high schools, US News says New Jersey’s reputation for top-rated public education stayed unchallenged for yet another year, with the state ranking second in the nation for best high schools in the 2026-27 U.S. News & World Report listings.
TAPinto.net
Cedar Grove and Verona High Schools Climb the Ranks in New U.S. News Report
Verona holds steady in New Jersey’s toughest-ever field, while Cedar Grove posts one of the state’s biggest jumps, as New Jersey again cements itself as a national STEM powerhouse.
U.S. News & World Report Announces its Annual Ranking of High Schools in the U.S.
The report created by U.S. News is based on a tremendous amount of information that it collected across the United States.
Princeton High Improves Standing in Latest U.S. News & World Report Rankings
Princeton High School, which slipped in the state rankings last year from 33 to 55, has rebounded this year, listed at No. 36 in the 2026-‘27 high school rankings.
Governor Livingston High School Ranks Among New Jersey’s Best in U.S. News’ 2026-2027 List GL placed 60th in New Jersey — down two spots from last year — but climbed nationally to No. 1,115, up from No. 1,202.
