The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced major steps to promote the health of America’s children through school meals. Nutrition standards for school meals will be gradually updated to include less sugar and greater flexibility with menu planning between fall 2025 and...
In accordance with the Open Public Meetings Act, notice is hereby provided that the New Jersey School Boards Association’s Board of Directors meeting is scheduled for Friday, May 3, 2024, at 7 p.m. The meeting will be held in-person and...
In accordance with the Open Public Meetings Act, notice is hereby provided of a meeting of the New Jersey School Boards Association’s Audit committee. The meeting will be held on Friday, May 3, 2024, at 5:30 p.m. The meeting will...
The New Jersey Department of Education recently issued an advisory reminding regulated entities that they must complete and submit a statement of assurance concerning the testing and reporting of lead in school drinking water by June 30, 2024. The SOA form is...
The New Jersey Department of Education recently announced the launch of the second of two professional learning initiatives designed to support and bolster literacy instruction. The first Reading Acceleration Professional Integrated Development initiative began last fall, and the second initiative, RAPID Plus,...
The application for extraordinary special education aid is now available on the New Jersey Department of Education’s Homeroom webpage. Applications will be accepted through May 24, 2024, according to an advisory from the NJDOE. The extraordinary aid program provides additional aid to districts with...
Every April, schools throughout New Jersey participate in schoolwide and community activities to commemorate Autism Acceptance Month. In support and recognition of students with autism spectrum disorder, the New Jersey Department of Education’s Office of Special Education promotes acceptance and...
Applications are now open for the 2024-2025 class of the Governor’s STEM Scholars, which is spearheaded by the Research & Development Council of New Jersey in partnership with the Office of the New Jersey Governor, the New Jersey Department of...
The New Jersey Department of Education recently issued an advisory on determining whether a student is eligible to receive speech-language services from a speech-language specialist in accordance with N.J.A.C. 6A:14- 3.5(c)4 and N.J.A.C. 6A:14-3.6(a), and to provide clarification of N.J.A.C. 6A:14-3.7(e) with respect to location of...