NJEA statement on new COVID safety measures for schools

Executive order will require either proof of vaccination or regular testing of school employees Today, Gov. Phil Murphy announced that he will issue an executive order requiring public employees in…

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NJEA members begin yearlong global learning journey

Global lessons know no borders. This fall, through the NEA Foundation Global Learning Fellowship, 49 public school educators will begin a journey to further their comprehension of issues of global…

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Grants for school sustainability projects available

Have a project that needs funding? The 2021-22 Sustainable Jersey for Schools Grants Program cycle, funded by NJEA will award ten $10,000 grants to school districts or schools and forty…

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NJEA statement on school masking requirement

NJEA’s officers, President Marie Blistan, Vice President Sean M. Spiller and Secretary-Treasurer Steve Beatty, issued this statement today following Gov. Murphy’s announcement today that New Jersey will follow CDC and…

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NJEA PAC announces 38 new legislative endorsements

Follows previous Murphy, legislative endorsements The 125-member political action committee of the 200,000-member New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) has voted to endorse 38 candidates for election to the New Jersey…

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NJEA PAC endorses Gov. Murphy, 59 candidates for Legislature

The 125-member political action committee of the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) has voted to endorse Gov. Phil Murphy as well as 59 legislative candidates for election this November. Those…

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NJEA statement on state budget

NJEA President Marie Blistan, Vice President Sean M. Spiller and Secretary-Treasurer Steve Beatty released this statement regarding the FY21-22 state budget that was recently passed by the New Jersey Legislature…

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Jami Centrella worked with student council leaders on a fundraiser for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. From left: Riley Hunter, Centrella, and Neko Faust.

A superhero story

By:  Jami Centrella and students The story of how one school found its heroes amid the COVID-19 pandemic “A hero can be anyone. Even a man doing something as simple…

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Celebrating Juneteenth

June 19, 2021 marks the 156th anniversary of the end of slavery in the United States. On this day more than 150 years ago, Major General Gordon Granger arrived in…

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