NJSBA Senior Director of Advocacy, Jonathan Pushman, appeared on Fox29 Philadelphia to discuss the new state law restricting student usage of cell phones and the internet during the school day.
View the interview here: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1HhD8LokPu/.
School Board Notes
School-Board – Notes-Aug. 25, 2026
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Asbury Park Press
Free busing cancelled for 300 Lakewood students. Others see fee hikes
Hundreds of public school students will be losing free bus rides to school this coming year while thousands of private school students will have to pay more for busing after township officials announced they can no longer subsidize those costs.
Chalkbeat
With many states silent on AI-fueled cheating, teachers are left to catch misconduct alone
State guidelines push AI tools for teachers and students, but offer few concrete ways to catch or deter academic dishonesty.
Politicians love CTE. Can it live up to the hype?
Studies suggest CTE can help students stay engaged, graduate, and land better-paying jobs. But its strongest results may be difficult for more schools to reproduce.
NJ.com
Moms for Liberty sues N.J.’s Chatham school district over transgender student policy
The national parental rights group, represented by the conservative Thomas More Society, filed the lawsuit Aug. 25 in U.S. District Court in Newark.
New Jersey Monitor
NJ students head back to school with new mandate: No phones from first bell to last (Yahoo.com)
Students are returning to classes this week with new backpacks, new outfits, and a new rule: no phones out during the school day.
NorthJersey.com
Hello? Don’t forget NJ’s new cell phone ban in schools this year (MSN.com) A bell-to-bell cell phone ban in New Jersey public schools goes into effect this school year as governments within and outside the United States try to curtail social media’s impacts on youth by limiting access in the classroom.
TAPinto.net
Hunterdon Central Could Potentially See Increase in Enrollment in Coming Years
The decline in student population that has characterized Hunterdon Central Regional High School for the past decade should reverse itself in the coming years, two researchers told the school board at the Aug. 24 meeting.
Devices down. Eyes up. The East Windsor Regional School District (EWRSD) has formally adopted a bell-to-bell ban on electronic devices to keep students’ eyes off screens during the upcoming 2026-27 school year.
