Release of 2024-2025 Preschool Expansion Notice of Funding Opportunity
The New Jersey Department of Education announced in an advisory a Preschool Expansion Notice of Funding Opportunity 2024-2025, available on the NJDOE Early Childhood Education website, to local educational agencies for the 2024-2025 school year. This opportunity is open to any LEA in the...
07/02/2024
Legislative Update: Heading into Summer Recess, a Bevy of Bills Land On Governor’s Desk
In addition to approving state spending plan for fiscal year 2025, the Senate and General Assembly acted on a number of other pieces of legislation affecting local school districts at their final voting sessions before heading into the traditional summer...
07/02/2024
School Leader’s Summer Issue Highlights the Importance of School Design, Cell Phone Policies and More
When you read the Summer 2024 issue of School Leader, you’ll find an in-depth cover story on why school design and construction are so critical when it comes to student achievement. Several engineers and architects were interviewed for the article, which highlighted...
07/02/2024
Labor Department Spotlights the Role of Districts in Prevailing Wage Law Compliance
As the summer construction season approaches, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development is once again highlighting the important role local governments and school boards play in protecting workers and expanding skilled apprenticeship programs through their obligations under the New...
07/02/2024
Learn How to Optimize E-rate Funding During Upcoming July 16 Webinar
Are you looking to kickstart the beginning of the E-rate season? The New Jersey School Boards Association’s upcoming webinar on Tuesday, July 16 at 1 p.m. will provide you with the opportunity to get ahead of the E-rate season and...
07/02/2024
NJDOE Reminds Local Educational Agencies about FAFSA Graduation Requirement
The New Jersey Department of Education recently issued an advisory reminding local educational agencies of the requirements of P.L.2023, c.295. Earlier this year, Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law legislation requiring public school students to complete either the Free Application for Federal Student...
07/02/2024
NJDOE Honors 111 Students with the CTE Scholar Award
The New Jersey Department of Education announced in an advisory that it has awarded 111 Career and Technical Education students with the CTE Scholar Award for the 2023-2024 school year. This award program, established under P.L.2023, c.47, recognizes outstanding CTE students who: The NJDOE...
07/02/2024