2021 Medicare Part B premiums announced

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in November announced the 2021 premiums for Medicare Part B.  For most Medicare beneficiaries, premiums, deductibles and surcharges will increase.  Premiums will…

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Social Security benefit increase

The Social Security Administration recently announced that there will be a 1.3% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in retirees’ Social Security benefit payments beginning in January 2021. Social Security benefits are adjusted…

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At the 2019 NJEA Preservice Conference (l-r): Karina Canales, Brenda Paez and Taylor Donato.

A year in preservice

By Olivia Haas, The College of New Jersey, secretary of NJEA Preservice The year of 2020 has surprised us all. I would have never predicted that so many life changing…

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NJDOE adopts temporary rule modification for edTPA

On Nov. 30, the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) adopted a temporary rule modification affecting certification requirements for completion of performance assessments. The flexibility applies to New Jersey certification…

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Back to the basics

Students just want you to care By Karalyn Olsen, Stockton University, Publications Chair of NJEA Preservice ince March of 2020, we have gradually adjusted to this new normal. While the…

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Around the counties

Because of COVID-19 concerns and restrictions, all meeting/events subject to change. For questions, call your county REA.  For trip details, check the county newsletter. Middlesex County REA’s winter meeting/luncheon will…

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County REAs award scholarships

Throughout the years, many of New Jersey’s public high school students have been the beneficiaries of scholarship awards presented by NJREA’s county retired associations (CREAs). Below are some of the…

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EdTPA: Is it really worth it?

Preservice educators dream of the autonomy of their future classrooms. They spend four years brainstorming classroom set-ups, watching procedures executed by mentor teachers, and participate firsthand in the ups and…

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NJREA elections undergo adjustments

There’s no doubt our world is in a state of flux, and we are forced to change our definition of the “new normal” daily. Consequently, NJREA elections will be undergoing…

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