• President’s Message: What Have We Learned from Two Years of COVID-19?

  There are valuable lessons to be learned from educating students during the pandemic experience.

• Executive Word: By Your Pupils You’ll be Taught

  Over a 53-year career in education, my most influential teachers haven’t been education researchers or political luminaries.  They have been teachers, parents and guardians, and students.

• ELFNJ Spotlight: Cooper Levenson’s Program to Combat Food Insecurity: Let Us Eat, Please

  Every two weeks over the course of summer, families identified by the school as needing assistance receive a 30-pound box of groceries, valued at more than $40, at no cost to them.

• Legally Speaking: Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias in New Jersey Schools — Part 2

  The second article in a series focusing on diversity, equity and inclusion examines student discipline and recent legislative enactments.

• NJSBA At Your Service: NJSBA’s Robin Kampf Views the Arts as a Pathway for Success

  Student filmmakers shine in an NJSBA-sponsored category in the Garden State Film Festival.

• Head of the Class: Brick-n-Click Restart Plan, Summer SPARK and Extended School Year

  Brick Township won a 2021 School Leader Award with its pandemic response program.

• President’s Message: Professional Development Equals Nourishment

  NJSBA offers a wide range of professional development opportunities for board members.

• Executive Word: Advocacy: The Power of Local Board Members

  Like it or not, politics is a reality in education. That's why it is so important that NJSBA has a seat at the table.

• ELFNJ Spotlight: County Meetings Offer Virtual and Hybrid Gatherings

  The meetings will include the content-rich programming that are a hallmark of county school boards associations.

• Policy Update: Policy Repeal

  How can outdated policies be removed from your district policy manual?