School-Board-Notes-Feb.-24-2026
New Jersey Student Film Nominees Announced for Hometown Documentary Short Award
NJSBA-Sponsored Category at Garden State Film Festival Student Films Nominations have been announced for student films that were submitted to the New Jersey School Boards Association’s sponsored category in the upcoming 24th Annual Garden State Film Festival. For more details visit the NJSBA website at NJSBA Hometown-Documentary-Short-Award.
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Chalkbeat
The U.S. Department of Education asked an expert how to reshape federal research. Here’s the result.
A report calls for doing more to connect research to classroom practice. Will the Education Department act on it?
How often do kids bring guns to school? It’s getting harder to track
Over the past decade, fear of school shootings has grown among American teachers, parents, and students. Nearly 75% of U.S. teenagers worry about school gun violence, according to a national survey administered by public health researchers at Indiana University.
NJ.com
Recent statewide cuts have decimated Jefferson’s budget, resulting in a $4.8 million shortfall, driven by a 60% reduction in state aid and a 25% reduction in student allotments.
N.J. education challenges 2026: What Sherrill must address – nj.com
[Mikie Sherrill} is inheriting several major challenges facing the state, including significant education issues facing New Jersey’s more than 600 school districts.
NJ Spotlight News
Sherrill looking long-term as she formulates first state budget Sherrill talked truthfully about NJ’s fiscal challenges, but stopped short of offering specific remedies.
Montclair Local
Costs from Montclair Referendum Litigation, Ballots Mount
The canceled December school referendum cost Montclair Public Schools almost $78,600, including $23,600 in legal fees to defend ballot questions eventually invalidated by a judge, according to public records and district officials.
NJ Patch
Middletown Unveils 2026 Plan to Close 2 Elementary Schools, And Bayshore Middle School
For the second year in a row, the district will attempt to close Leonardo and Navesink elementaries, and close Bayshore Middle School.
TAPinto.net
Roselle Public Schools Celebrates Teachers of the Year
Roselle Public Schools is recognizing its teachers of the year for the 2025-2026 school year.
Clark’s Valley Road and Hehnly Schools Participate in Elementary Science Fair
Each display highlighted the students’ curiosity, problem-solving skills, and enthusiasm for scientific discovery.
Hackensack BOE Honors Maintenance & Custodial Team for School-Saving Efforts
The Hackensack Board of Education recently thanked its maintenance and custodial team for their school-saving efforts.
Holland Brook Celebrates Nutrition, Health with Special Activities Students battled monkey bars, climbed ropes, ran across obstacle courses and tried to beat a 6-foot-, and then 8-foot-, high warped wall.