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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
Arizona school voucher ballot measure blocked by state Supreme Court
The battle over the measure brought high drama to the desert — and exposed cracks forming between conservatives over oversight of the state’s Empowerment Scholarship Accounts, which families can use like vouchers on homeschooling, private school, and other expenses.
NJ.com
Major school district in South Jersey launches first-ever free breakfast and lunch program for all students (Yahoo.com)
All students enrolled in Vineland Public Schools will receive free breakfast and lunch starting this school year, thanks to a federally funded program that eliminates meal costs for families.
New Jersey Monitor
NJ panel deadlocks on vote to raise health premiums for teachers The state-run health plan for school workers may see a 34% premium hike next year. The panel tasked with approving new rates punted on a vote Wednesday.
TAPinto.net
District Moving Forward with Plans to Rename Lord Stirling School in New Brunswick
The Board of Education is moving forward with plans to rename a school that has borne the name of a Revolutionary War hero for more than 100 years.
BRHS Students Place High in PhysicsBowl
A skillful performance by 15 students has placed Bridgewater-Raritan High School among the elite in the field of physics throughout New Jersey.
The New Jersey Commissioner of Education has denied an application for emergent relief after a complaint was filed against the Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District Board of Education regarding its decision to eliminate the academically independent program in favor of a gifted and talented program.
Sayreville War Memorial High School Ranked on U.S. News 2026-27 ‘Best High Schools’ List U.S. News & World Report has released its annual rankings of the top high schools in America, and Sayreville War Memorial High School landed in the middle of the pack.
