NJEA opposes edTPA as certification requirement

NJEA is strongly opposed to the continued use of edTPA as a requirement for obtaining New Jersey teaching certification. In addition to NJEA’s overall concerns about the use of high-stakes…

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Read more about the article NJ educators, students crowned reading champs
Erin Porter’s Ocean City Primary School second grade students—dubbed “Team Porter”— were crowned New Jersey Primary Conference Champions in this year’s READBowl.

NJ educators, students crowned reading champs

When it comes to rising to meet a challenge, New Jersey students are never ones to shy away. Educators and students in three New Jersey schools proved that once again…

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Read more about the article Visions Credit Union commits $1 million to NJ students and educators
At Leonia High School for the opening of a branch of Visions Federal Credit Union, from left: NJEA Field Rep Rich Loccke, Leonia EA President John Sassi, NJREA member Sue Vigilante, and NJEA Associate Director for Member Benefits Beth Buonsante.

Visions Credit Union commits $1 million to NJ students and educators

By Dawn Hiltner At the 2021 NJEA Equity Alliance on Jan. 16, NJEA President Marie Blistan announced that Visions Federal Credit Union has committed to a $1 million grant to…

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Read more about the article State investment in public education  tops $20 billion
Gov. Phil Murphy speaking at Rowan College of South Jersey as its mega-vaccination site expanded eligible vaccine recipients to include school staff from pre-K through Grade 12.

State investment in public education tops $20 billion

The proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 budget furthers Gov. Phil Murphy’s historic commitment to education. Murphy’s four budgets will have increased direct pre-K through 12 spending statewide by nearly $1.5…

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Protecting children and youth

Educators are partners in prevention of child abuse and neglect and mitigating adverse childhood experiences By Christine Norbut Beyer, M.S.W. April is national Child Abuse Prevention Month. At the New…

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Have your students show their learning with Google Slides

By Laurie Floyd One of the many challenges teachers have had since March 2020, is how to take our existing assignments, assessments and projects and make them work in the…

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Read more about the article A day more than 25 years  in the making
On June 12, 1994, tens of thousands of NJEA and public employee union members filled W. State Street to protest Gov. Christine Todd Whitman’s pension maneuvers.

A day more than 25 years in the making

…and one year ahead of schedule It’s been a long time coming. For the first time since 1996, New Jersey is poised to make its full actuarily determined state contribution…

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Exploring Childhood with High Schoolers And Preschoolers

By Laura Richards “Be the teacher that you wish you had.” That quote stands alone on the wall of my classroom. Last March, it took on new meaning, not only…

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Read more about the article Kenilworth book vending machine makes reading the reward
Students from Harding Elementary School record a video to promote a new book vending machine in their school, dressed as possible characters in the books they’ll read.

Kenilworth book vending machine makes reading the reward

KEA and Harding School PTO team up to share the joy of literacy By Leslie Bedford, Kenilworth EA vice president In September 2019, before we knew about the impending pandemic,…

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