ECN: Building a new generation of leaders
By Kevin Parker When asked to explain the NJEA’s Early Career Network (ECN), Haddonfield Education Association (HEA) and ECN member Johnathan Maxson begins with the expected: “The Early Career Network…
By Kevin Parker When asked to explain the NJEA’s Early Career Network (ECN), Haddonfield Education Association (HEA) and ECN member Johnathan Maxson begins with the expected: “The Early Career Network…
An interview with Adjua Lafleur By Amy Moran, Ph.D. and Kate Okeson With seven years in education, currently teaching college preparatory biology at Washington Township High School, Adjua…
New Jersey’s public schools serve a highly diverse student population. According to data from the 2020 U.S. Census, 48% of New Jersey residents identify as members of an ethnic-minority group.…
Meet Cumberland County ESP of the Year Damita White-Morris For Damita White-Morris, the 2022 Cumberland County ESP of the Year, life had other plans for her when she was planning…
SEL Day is March 10 By Jennifer Ly and Maurice J. Elias March 10, 2023, is International SEL Day, an annual celebration that promotes social-emotional and character development in…
By Kathryn Coulibaly Waretown’s public schools needed help. They were confronted with laying off eight teachers and class sizes expanding to 30 students. Without an increase in taxes, they…
By Sharon Milano The annual CodingWithKids computer science event, coordinated by 2023 Warren County Teacher of the Year and New Jersey State Teacher of the Year finalist Daryl Detrick, has…
By Kathryn Coulibaly Building community, one student and one member at a time For Trina Jenkins, a paraprofessional at Pleasantville’s North Main St. School and the 2023 NJEA Educational Support…
Maternal Health Awareness Day (MHAD) is Jan. 23, 2023. This day was created to raise awareness of maternal mortality, and educate women, physicians and families about ways they can protect…
Meet Ocean County ESP of the Year Lori Paton After college, Lori Paton was juggling her own career with her role as the wife of a U.S. Coast Guard servicemember,…