
| NJSBA AT YOUR SERVICE Salary and Settlement Data Report Generator NJSBA maintains a comprehensive database of teacher contract bargaining data that includes a report generator that allows you to select the parameters of the settlement and salary guide data reports with the ability to download your selection into a spreadsheet or a report. The Data Report has been updated with salary and settlement data for the 2026-27 school year and will continue to be updated as information is received from member districts. The administrator salary table with 2025-26 salary data, which are collected annually by the New Jersey Department of Education through its statewide survey of school districts, has also been updated and is available as a resource for NJSBA members through the NJSBA Report Generator. The information can be obtained by clicking on the Labor Relations tab under “Our Services” on the NJSBA website, then clicking on “View Negotiations Data Portal”. Member districts are encouraged to forward copies of their current teachers’ collective bargaining agreements so that our salary settlement data and related negotiations data remain as complete and up to date as possible. School Board Notes – July 28, 2026 Lead Story: NJDOE Announces 2025-2026 CTE Scholar Award Winners Next issue of SBN is scheduled for distribution on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. For NJSBA Education News anytime, visit the NJSBA website homepage, and scroll down to News and Resource. |

Chalkbeat
Moving special education oversight to Health and Human Services appears to have spurred a Senate committee vote to reverse some of Trump’s moves to break up the Education Department.
Teachers tackle sports betting in the classroom as more teenagers gamble
This surge in gambling has prompted some educators to bring in new concepts like sports betting to financial literacy classrooms.
Courier News Bridgewater
NJ schools get spring break guidance under new Sherrill law (on MSN.com)
Spring break dates could become more predictable for New Jersey families under a new law signed by Gov. Mikie Sherrill on July 30.
MSN.com
Dad sentenced to 15 years in prison in school shooting carried out by teenage son
The father of a Georgia teenager who carried out a deadly mass shooting at his high school was sentenced to 15 years in prison for second-degree murder and other charges after a jury found him criminally culpable for the attack.
NJ.com
These 21 N.J. high schools have the highest SAT scores (on Yahoo.com)
A magnet school in Middlesex County had the highest average SAT score in New Jersey last year, with a near-perfect score.
Mom advocating for special ed kids was arrested at NJ meeting (on MSN.com)
A Jersey City mother who was escorted from a school board meeting in handcuffs and charged with defiant trespass was cleared of wrongdoing in court earlier this week.
Most N.J. voters don’t think their schools are segregated, poll finds (NJ.com)
Nearly no one in New Jersey believes they live in a segregated school district, even in communities where schools are overwhelmingly white, according to a new poll.
NJ Spotlight News
Workers, retirees among those urging NJ pension to look beyond the bottom line
Despite a record of adding value, the pension fund for New Jersey public workers has been generating regular criticism.

Shore News Network
Millville School District’s Racial Discrimination Lawsuit Allowed by Judge
A federal judge denied summary judgment for the Millville Board of Education and its superintendent, clearing the way for a Hispanic educator’s employment discrimination lawsuit to go to trial.
TAPinto.net
Sherrill Signs Law Urging ‘Uniform’ Spring Breaks for NJ School Districts
Gov. Mikie Sherrill has signed a law that directs the state Department of Education to come up with uniform “Spring Break” dates for all 590 New Jersey school districts. It “encourages,” but does not require, public school districts to comply.
Rahway Public Schools STEM Summer Camp Takes Students on a Hands-On Journey Around the World
This summer, Rahway Public Schools’ 5th and 6th Grade STEM Summer Camp transformed the classroom into a passport for adventure as students explored the world through engaging, hands-on STEM experiences.