This has been a challenging year (or two) for many of us, but as the end of the school year approaches it’s a great time to celebrate our achievements. This…
Governor Phil Murphy won yesterday’s Democratic Gubernatorial primary election. Though unopposed, his win in the Democratic primary is an important step toward reelection for the pro-public education governor. Since taking…
NJEA President Marie Blistan concludes 12 years of transformative leadership By Patrick Rumaker To sit with Marie Blistan as she discusses her four years as president of NJEA, and her…
Dr. Clarence Jones, a lifelong advocate for social justice who was the former personal counsel, advisor, draft speech writer and close friend of Martin Luther King Jr, was honored by…
NJEA members scored a significant win in July 2020 when after nine long years of skyrocketing payroll deductions, the association negotiated with legislators to create the New Jersey Educators Health…
Last October, the 125-member NJEA PAC Operating Committee (NJEA PAC) voted overwhelmingly to endorse Gov. Phil Murphy in the 2021 Democratic Primary. “Gov. Murphy has demonstrated time and time again…
NJEA’s 125-member political action committee (NJEA PAC) has voted to endorse four legislative candidates in the 2021 primary election, which will be held on June 8, 2021. In Oct. 2020,…
Sean M. Spiller, Steve Beatty and Petal Robertson have been elected president, vice president and secretary-treasurer of NJEA for two-year terms beginning Sept. 1, 2021. Spiller, a science teacher in…
Betty Kraemer, who served as president of NJEA from 1989 to 1993, passed away at home in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, on April 4. Kramer also served as NJEA’s…
In February, our organizations issued a statement with recommendations on and goals for how we believe New Jersey’s public schools can emerge from the COVID-19 global pandemic and ensure the…