In Case You Missed It…
Education Matters Podcast: Dealing with Student Protests as a School District
NJSBA’s Ray Pinney spoke with Marc Zitomer, Esq., a partner at Schenk, Price, Smith, and King LLC, about the legal framework governing student protests: https://youtu.be/weLN4xUZzbc
School Board Notes – Mar. 10, 2026
Education highlights of Governor Sherrill’s Proposed Fiscal Year 2027 Budget For NJSBA Education News anytime, visit the NJSBA website homepage, and scroll down to News and Resources.
Chalkbeat
The nation’s report card has a hard time grading private schools
Private schools participate in the National Assessment of Educational Progress at very low rates. As more students leave the public school system, it’s become harder for NAEP to tell the whole story of American student achievement.
MyCentralJersey.com
NJ under fire for releasing student test details so late – (MSN.com)
With a major change to the state’s annual standardized assessment tests starting next week, some New Jersey school district leaders are frustrated by how slowly information on the change was released by the state Department of Education.
NJ.com
Why NJ.’s governor is now talking about merging school districts to save money – (MSN.com)
Gov. Mikie Sherrill is raising the prospect of school district mergers across New Jersey as the state heads into budget season with record K-12 spending and a looming structural deficit.
NJ Spotlight News
NJ school aid: Details by district
Details released Thursday show 3% cut in aid for about 140 districts. Find your district in searchable database.
Two-thirds of school districts on track for more aid in Sherrill budget
Tens of millions of dollars added in places like Newark and Paterson, while scores of other systems can project less than their current share
How NJ’s school funding formula works, and how it could change
Veteran educator and administrator Tony Trongone explains the factors that go into calculating aid in a state with almost 600 districts.
New Jersey Monitor
States’ lawsuit argues Trump’s college data mandate threatens student privacy The lawsuit argues the new Trump administration’s requirement could threaten student privacy and overburden universities.
StarNewsGroup.com
School celebrates a community of readers
Students at Sea Girt Elementary School participated in activities from March 2 to 6 as part of Read Across America Week. The week followed the theme “Our Community of Readers” and included spirit days, classroom visits from community members and schoolwide reading events alongside the PTO’s Read-A-Thon.
TAPinto.net
Linden Students Celebrate Read Across America Week With Books, Beats and Buddy Reading
If Dr. Seuss had walked through Linden’s schools during the first week of March, he might have thought he had stepped into one of his own stories.
There were hats.
Paterson Schools Seek Up to $400K State Grant to Expand Literacy Tutoring for Elementary Students
Students in grades 3 through 5 in Paterson could soon receive expanded literacy support through a state-funded tutoring initiative aimed at accelerating academic achievement.