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Next issue of SBN is scheduled for distribution on Wednesday, July 29, 2026.
For the latest version, click here: School-Board-Notes, July 14, 2026
For NJSBA Education News anytime, visit the NJSBA website homepage, and scroll down to News and Resource.
New Jersey Globe
New Jersey creates school civil rights unit as Trump administration retreats
New enforcement section will investigate discrimination, harassment and disability-access complaints in schools and other public accommodations.
New Jersey voters fail to see segregation in their own schools, FDU Poll finds
New Jersey voters who live in some of the state’s whitest communities overwhelmingly refuse to view their local schools as segregated, even when Black residents make up no more than 1% of the population, according to a new Fairleigh Dickinson University Poll.
NJ panel punts vote on health insurance increases for school workers
A state panel tasked with setting healthcare rates for school workers delayed a decision Monday in anticipation of input from state Treasury officials.
NorthJersey.com
NJ to add civil rights unit for schools after feds withdrawal
A new initiative from state Attorney General Jennifer Davenport is gearing up to bolster civil rights protections in public schools and colleges, in response to the Trump administration shrinking the federal government’s role enforcing these protections.
TAPinto.net
Two Hawthorne Schools Come Off State Corrective Action Plan; One To Stay On This Fall
Two Hawthorne schools have been removed from a state-required Corrective Action Plan after improving student attendance, while Hawthorne High School will remain on the plan heading into the 2026-27 school year.
Board of Education Members Told It Was ‘Inappropriate’ to Question Council on PILOT, Field-Use Talks
Two Berkeley Heights Board of Education members were told by Councilwoman Margaret Illis that it was inappropriate for them to raise questions about future payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreements and a shared-services agreement covering athletic fields, after they rose during public comment at the July 21 Township Council meeting to ask about the topics in their capacity as school officials.
Local youth mobilize against tobacco marketing at statewide summit
As manipulative tobacco marketing continues to attract and addict young people to nicotine, local teens are stepping up to raise awareness and counter the tobacco industry’s influence in their communities.