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Scores of board members from throughout the state gathered for the New Jersey School Boards Association’s semiannual Delegate Assembly on Saturday, Dec. 7, to consider seven resolutions.
Read MoreAll boards of education will need to adopt policies on the curation of school library material and requests for the removal of any such material from the school library.
The Senate Education Committee met Thursday, Dec. 5 and considered a lengthy 10-bill agenda.
January 2025 is the 23rd annual School Board Recognition Month in New Jersey, a time to raise public awareness of the role and responsibilities of local boards of education and to thank school board members throughout the state.
This article is limited to a discussion of those complaints for which the SEC found a violation(s) of the School Ethics Act.
Gov. Phil Murphy and Acting Education Commissioner Kevin Dehmer announced the award of over $42 million in federal grant funding to build and expand preschool facilities in 22 New Jersey school districts.
At its Dec. 4 meeting, the New Jersey State Board of Education heard updates and took action on numerous items.
Marc H. Zitomer, the chair of Schenck, Price, Smith & King’s School Law Practice Group, sat down with Ray Pinney, chief membership engagement officer at the NJSBA, to explore how schools are implementing policies surrounding student cell phone use.
On Dec. 5, the Morris County School Boards Association convened at Morristown High School for their Winter Meeting.
BCSBA President Michael Jacobs welcomed approximately 100 attendees, both in-person and virtually, including 30 newly elected board of education members who participated in a 3Rs training session beforehand.
To earn the Carole E. Larsen Master Board Certification, a currently certified board must complete at least 10 additional hours of training within the first two years of earning its certification, bringing the total to 26 board credits.
The NJDOE is releasing a third grant opportunity to further advance the implementation of the New Jersey Student Learning Standards in support of climate change education.
The New Jersey Department of Education recently announced a notice of grant opportunity for exploring careers in the Esports industry.
The grant program is designed to incentivize teachers to obtain the necessary qualifications to teach STEM subjects, incentivize individuals to enter the teaching profession to fill the demand for qualified educators in STEM subjects.