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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.
Chalkbeat
BRICK charter network’s $51 million school part of growing bet on Newark’s South Ward
The new building will replace a building without windows or a playground that Gateway Academy students currently attend. The network also plans to build a wellness center and affordable housing.
MyCentralJersey.com
Branchburg schools seek voter approval for $34.8M referendum (MSN.com)
For the second year in a row, the Branchburg Township Board of Education will ask voters to approve a bond referendum to expand Stony Brook School and fund upgrades across the district.
State rejects challenge to Bridgewater-Raritan gifted program cut (Yahoo.com)
The state Department of Education has upheld an administrative law judge’s decision denying a parent’s request for emergency relief to stop the Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District from eliminating its Academically Independent program.
Trump bid to alter Head Start could harm NJ toddlers, advocates say (MSN.com)
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.com
N.J.’s 25 top school districts ranked by spending per student The New Jersey school district that spends the most per student spends more than double the statewide average, according to the latest state data.
| TAPinto.net Jefferson School District Revises Phone Policy, JTHS to Implement Doorman App Program The Jefferson Township Board of Education revised its student cell phone Policy (5516) at its meeting on August 17. This came after former New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy addressed student cell phone use in schools by implementing a “Bell-to-Bell” ban. Elizabeth High School Ranked Inside Top 20 In the State of New Jersey ELIZABETH, NJ – Elizabeth High School was ranked 20th in the state in U.S. News.com’s 2026 rankings. Jonathan Dayton High School’s 2026 Ranking in New Jersey Revealed in U.S. News’ Annual Survey With classes set to resume at schools next month, U.S. News & World Report’s 2026 list of “Best High Schools in New Jersey” and the nation has been published. Bernards High School Ranked Inside Top 60 In the State of New Jersey Bernards High School was ranked 53rd in the state in U.S. News.com’s 2026 rankings. The list covers all high schools in New Jersey. Morristown High School Ranks Among New Jersey’s Best High Schools in U.S. News Rankings Whippany Park High School ranked No. 89 statewide in New Jersey, while Hanover Park High School ranked No. 104, according to the latest U.S. News rankings. How Did Hightstown High School Score in U.S. News & World Report’s Ranking for 2026-2027? U.S. News & World Report has issued its annual report ranking the best high schools in each state and across the nation, including Hightstown High School (HHS). Millburn High School Gets Another High Score in U.S. News’ 2026 Rankings Excluding technical and magnet schools, Millburn is the No. 2 public high school in New Jersey, and is ranked 15th overall in U.S. News & Report’s 2026-2027 Best High Schools survey released this week. U.S. News Releases 2026 High School Rankings; Find Out How Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School Was Rated U.S. News & World Report has released its annual rankings of the top high schools in America and Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School was rated No. 83 in New Jersey, No. 88 in the NYC Metro Area, and No. 1,527 in the U.S. News National Rankings. |
