School Board Notes (2/3/26)
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Limited Space Remaining for February’s New Board Member Orientation Weekend For updated NJSBA Education News anytime, visit the NJSBA website homepage, and scroll down the page to News and Events.
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Asbury Park Press
New report examines merging Central Regional with 5 school districts / on MSN.com
Should the Central Regional School District merge with five constituent elementary school districts in Ocean County?
Seaside Heights voters to consider $4.4M Hugh J. Boyd school project / on MSN.com
The Hugh J. Boyd Jr. Elementary is in need of repairs that will ensure students stay warm in winter and teachers can keep the lights on in the future, according to school officials.
Chalkbeat
NJ Sen. Ruiz proposes $10.5B bond to fix old public schools
A proposed $10.5 billion state school construction bond could unlock new funding for Newark Public Schools and other school districts in the state to address longstanding needs for new schools and urgent repairs.
NJ Spotlight News
More students need to learn English as a new language. What are schools doing to help?
Students who understand little to no English make up about 8% of state’s public school population.Headline
News 12
New Jersey lawmakers push to improve school bus safety nationwide
Federal lawmakers introduced legislation Monday aimed at improving school bus safety nationwide.
WHYY
NJ leads in arts education but faces rising challenges New Jersey is often held up as a national leader when it comes to arts education, holding the distinction of first state to provide universal access. State law requires public schools to teach the arts, and nearly every district reports offering at least some form of visual or performing arts instruction.
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