Ch. 78 and ESP Job Justice campaign gets final victory On Friday, Gov. Phil Murphy signed S-2303/A-4140, a pro-collective bargaining law that prevents subcontracting of ESP members’ jobs during the…
On behalf of NJEA’s 200,000 members, thank you for reading our testimony about the Fiscal Year 2021 budget. From our perspective, there are many good things in this budget, including…
For the second consecutive year, New Jersey's public schools have been named the best in the nation by Education Week. “It’s an honor but not a surprise that our schools…
Court upholds LGBTQ employment rights As the nation celebrates Pride Month, the United State Supreme Court gave advocates for justice and equality a welcome but surprising ruling in favor of…
By Jennifer Caputo “I think we can all acknowledge that we live, breathe and work in a pedagogical field burdened with buzzwords. The latest word buzzing around is ‘mindfulness.” So,…
Six NJEA committees that play key roles in the association’s efforts to create a more just and equitable climate in public education—and in our union—collaborated to host the second annual…
By Amber Myrrh Ingram, NJEA Preservice Vice President The increase in the legal recognition of LGBTQ+ rights over the last decade—as well as the work to accept and celebrate their…
The New Jersey Education Association’s (NJEA) Delegate Assembly stands in solidarity with Jewish Americans and all persons of diverse religious beliefs in light of recent anti-Semitic violence and murder in…
By Kaitlyn Dunphy, Esq. On Oct. 8, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments for three cases filed under Title VII, the federal law prohibiting discrimination in employment. This law…