Kimberly Scott-Hayden named NEA National ESP of the Year

Kimberly Scott-Hayden, an inventory control clerk who also assists the supervisor of Security Services at East Orange Public Schools and is the president of the East Orange Maintenance Association, has…

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NEA, NJEA strengthen partnership to grow labor-management collaboration

NEA invests more than $3 million over three years to support initiative expansion The National Education Association (NEA) and the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) have agreed to develop a…

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NJEA to host Social Emotional Learning webinar for #SEL Day on Mar. 26

Join NJEA in celebrating International #SEL Day on March 26, 2021 from 3:00– 4:00 pm.  Members will hear from Alisha Delorenzo, SEL specialist and a panel of educators who have incorporated…

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Sustainable Jersey for Schools announces grants

The Future of Sustainability: 34 NJ Schools and Districts Awarded Grants Sustainable Jersey grants, funded by NJEA, help schools and districts make progress toward a sustainable future Sustainable Jersey for…

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Read more about the article Moorestown EA organizes vaccine appointments for staff
Joe Kringler, Moorestown High School, gets the COVID-19 vaccine through a partnership with a local Rite Aid pharmacy.

Moorestown EA organizes vaccine appointments for staff

By Ani McHugh, NJEA Communications consultant Moorestown Education Association President Lisa Trapani is no stranger to organizing. During her 21 years at the helm of her South Jersey local, Trapani…

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NJEA: violence against Asian Americans must be stopped

NJEA’s officers, President Marie Blistan, Vice President Sean M. Spiller and Secretary-Treasurer Steve Beatty, issued this statement condemning the recent violence in Atlanta as well as a larger wave of violence…

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NJ schools named Best in the Nation by U.S. News & World Report

New Jersey’s pre-K through 12th grade public schools have been named the best in the nation by U.S. News and World Report in an annual survey released in early March 2021. …

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Read more about the article Vaccines for educators launched at Rowan College of South Jersey
From left: NJEA Deputy Executive Director Kevin Kelleher, NJEA President Marie Blistan, Senate President Steve Sweeney, Rep. Donald Norcross, and Rep. Tom Malinowski.

Vaccines for educators launched at Rowan College of South Jersey

Teachers and ESPs statewide now eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccine At the Rowan College of South Jersey COVID-19 Mega-Vaccination Site, Gloucester County Institute of Technology Teacher Theresa Kerney was among…

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Read more about the article NJ educators, students crowned reading champs
New Jersey Elementary Conference Champions, led by Susan Murray, a fifth-grade educator, and her colleague Karyn Benchoff, at the Brigantine Elementary School in Brigantine.

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 NJEA statement on governor’s educator vaccination announcement
Pitman school nurse Sarah Weng receives her first COVID-19 vaccine shot at the ShopRite pharmacy in Mullica Hill from staff pharmacist Adam Fanelle.

NJEA statement on governor’s educator vaccination announcement

NJEA President Marie Blistan released this statement regarding Gov. Murphy’s announcement that pre-K-12 educators and support staff will be eligible to begin receiving COVID-19 vaccinations beginning March 15: Gov. Murphy’s…

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