NJEA will hold its elections in April for NJEA’s statewide officers and county (and other unit) representatives. This year, approximately one-third of the Executive Committee and approximately one-half of the…
By Kaitlyn Dunphy, Esq. In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Janus v. AFSCME decision in 2018, many lawsuits were filed against both public and private-sector unions, including against…
In a unanimous decision, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled on Feb. 3 that negotiated full-time release provisions for association officers do not violate the law and are not unconstitutional…
If there is one goal that the previous presidential administration and the current one share, it is the reopening of schools for full-time, in-person instruction. And as the survey data…
By Angel Boose From colonial times into the 19th century, most educators were men. Many used their teaching experience as a stepping stone into a more desired profession, thus decreasing…
Teaching goal-setting in a challenging time By Meghan Radimer As an elementary physical education and health teacher, one of the most important skills I have had to master is learning…
By Lisa Abramovitz One hundred fifty muddy feet stomped across a two-mile expanse of grassy knoll as students carried heavy buckets filled with murky lake water. This water was then…
By Sundjata Sekou On Dec. 9, the New York Post reported that Connecticut had become the first state to require that schools offer Black and Latino studies. If we bypass…
NJEA’s officers, President Marie Blistan, Vice President Sean M. Spiller and Secretary-Treasurer Steve Beatty, issued this statement following Gov. Phil Murphy’s budget address today: “We applaud Gov. Murphy’s strong, progressive…
NJEA’s officers, President Marie Blistan, Vice President Sean M. Spiller and Secretary-Treasurer Steve Beatty, issued this statement regarding newly issued guidance from the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) regarding assessing…