NJSBA Interns Share Lessons Learned Over the Summer
Joanna Guaimano teamed up with fellow intern Kevin Leach to share some highlights of what they learned over seven weeks working for the New Jersey School Boards Association.
National Survey Reveals Record Support for Boosting Teacher Salaries, Diminishing Faith in Local Schools
Education Next’s annual national survey of public opinion on education policy reveals support for increasing teacher salaries has reached its highest level in the survey’s 16-year history, along with numerous other insights, according to a news release from the scholarly...
School Districts Must Apply for Stabilization Aid by Sept. 16
A district that experienced a reduction in state aid or a district confronting a structural budgetary imbalance in fiscal year 2023 must apply for stabilization aid by Sept. 16, according to an advisory from the New Jersey Department of Education.
Obituary: Howard Scott Wolkow, Bedminster Board Member
Howard Scott Wolkow, 52, a member of the Bedminster Board of Education in Somerset County, died Aug. 11 at home.
Obituary: Bryan Joseph Granelli, Kearny Board Member
Bryan Joseph Granelli, 54, a member of the Kearny Board of Education in Hudson County, died unexpectedly Aug. 2.
New Dashboard to Provide Insights on the Use of ESSER Funds
A new online dashboard is now available that will provide up-to date information on how local educational agencies are using federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds to accelerate academic recovery, address mental health needs and respond to the...
NJDOE Announces Threat Assessment and Management Training for School Communities
The New Jersey Department of Education announced in a broadcast memo that it’s offering behavioral threat assessment and management training for school communities through the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance Students, Teachers, and Officers Preventing School Violence...
State Board Mulls Educator Preparation and Certification, Hears Report from Camden at Monthly Meeting
At its August monthly meeting, the New Jersey State Board of Education heard updates and acted on numerous items, including one concerning educator preparation, certification and professional development.
District Permissibly Limited Pick-up/Drop-off Location in Special Education Case
The student’s parent, the petitioner in this case, requested the student to be picked up and dropped off from a daycare center instead of from home, and contended that the student would have made less progress absent the daycare program.
Proposed Change to School Ethics Regulations Would Reduce Time to Complete New Board Member Mandated Training
The New Jersey State Board of Education recently proposed reducing the time that newly elected or appointed school board members have to complete mandated training.