Giving aspiring educators the credit they deserve

New Jersey’s college credit transfer system needs attention By Michalina Zelazny, Doctoral (Ed.D.) candidate  Higher education institutions often tout the transfer from community college to a four-year public institution as…

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Read more about the article Voices of change
The Aspiring Ed PodSquad Podcast meets with NJREA President Joan Wright. From left: Wright, NJAEA President Bianca Nicolescu and NJAEA Secretary Chelsea Berwick.

Voices of change

The journey of the Aspiring Ed PodSquad Podcast By Chelsea Berwick  Launched in spring 2024, the Aspiring Ed PodSquad Podcast, (formerly The Preservice PodSquad Podcast) is a space for courageous conversations…

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Read more about the article Highlights from the 2024 NJEA Convention
NJEA President Sean M. Spiller greets NJAEA officers at the NJEA Convention. From left: NJAEA Secretary Chelsea Berwick, NJAEA President Bianca Nicolescu, Spiller, and NJAEA Vice President and NEA Director Matthew Yuro.

Highlights from the 2024 NJEA Convention

NJAEA’s perspective  By Matthew Yuro The New Jersey Aspiring Educators Association (NJAEA) had a wonderful time at the 2024 NJEA Convention, held in Atlantic City on Nov. 7 and 8.…

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NEA Scholarship offers assistance to aspiring educators

The NEA-Retired Jack Kinnaman Scholarship Fund was established in honor of Jack Kinnaman, the then-serving NEA-Retired Vice President. At his demise, the family wished to establish a scholarship program in…

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Advocate for paid student teaching

Your story is needed To further strengthen the case for paid student teaching and ensure that future educators receive the support they need, your voice matters. Last year, Governor Murphy…

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NJAEA launches the Celebration of Culture Series  

By Bianca Nicolescu  In past years, NJAEA (formerly known as the NJEA Preservice) hosted the NJEA Preservice Academy, a series of virtual professional development workshops designed for aspiring and early…

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Read more about the article NJEA Preservice leads the way at NEA Aspiring Educators Conference
Christine Sampson-Clark (r), an NEA Executive Committee member and Trenton teacher, greets NJEA Preservice President Bianca Nicolescu and NJEA Preservice Vice President Matthew Yuro at the Aspiring Educators Conference.

NJEA Preservice leads the way at NEA Aspiring Educators Conference

Preservice veep wins national office  NJEA Preservice President Bianca Nicolescu and NJEA Preservice Vice President Matthew Yuro attended the 2024 NEA Aspiring Educators Conference in Philadelphia from June 29 to…

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Meet the local Aspiring Educators chapters!

Aspiring educators across New Jersey organize local NJ Aspiring Educators (NJAEA) chapters at colleges and universities to access their association benefits on their campuses, and we are ready for another…

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Get out and vote

Your voice as an aspiring educator matters At least twice a year, registered voters have the opportunity to go to the polls as one way to engage with our democracy. We…

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Celebration of Culture Series

Join us for an exciting new initiative launched by NJEA Preservice to grow educators’cultural awareness and inclusion of culturally responsive pedagogy in our NJ classrooms.Throughout the 2024-2025 service year, this…

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