Readers Forum: Healing New Jersey’s Children, Families and Communities from ACEs: A Coordinated Approach
July 26, 2021
The N.J. Department of Children and Families has launched an initiative that addresses Adverse Childhood Experiences, or ACEs.
Health and Wellness
Executive Word: One of Our Most Critical Jobs as Educators
March 14, 2018
“Every New Jersey student will have the tools to be successful in pursuit of their chosen life goals in a safe, healthy, caring environment.” NJSBA…
Policy Update: Seeing Clearly through the Fog
March 14, 2018
As a parent, I can’t help but get angry when I see vaping shops popping up all over the place. Advertising flavors like “Gummi Bear,”…
NJSBA at Your Service: Healthy Students are Better Students
February 11, 2016
As any school board member can attest, society continues to gradually increase the non-academic responsibilities and expectations of our nation’s public schools. Some responsibilities that…
Green Delivers
February 09, 2016
The difficult decisions facing school districts, from budget cuts to improving test scores to personnel issues, are significantly multiplied when districts choose to design and…
Teaching a Lifetime of Fitness and Wellness
February 09, 2016
For many board members, memories of physical education class may well involve militaristic calisthenics, “one size fits all” team sports, and human target games such…
Where the Health Are We?
February 04, 2016
The headline could not have been more dramatic – or encouraging: “Obesity Rate for Young Children Plummets 43% in a Decade,” said the Feb. 25,…