Incorporating community service into your classroom

By Samantha Selikoff  Giving back and performing acts of community service always provide important lessons and instill values in students. Making a difference does not need to mean donating money…

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Read more about the article Empowering educators with trauma-informed, culturally responsive teaching
Pleasantville educator Tamar LaSure-Owens led a four-day summer workshop program on culturally responsive teaching that addressed state inclusion mandates.

Empowering educators with trauma-informed, culturally responsive teaching

A Transformative Workshop    By Tamar LaSure-Owens  In a time when teaching is becoming increasingly multifaceted, educators are searching for innovative ways to connect with and uplift their students. This…

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Read more about the article Sean Spiller will be a governor for all New Jerseyans 
NJEA President Sean M. Spiller addresses an All Presidents meeting in Freehold on Jan. 9 to discuss NJEA priorities over the coming year.

Sean Spiller will be a governor for all New Jerseyans 

NJEA members know that as a career teacher, no candidate for governor cares more deeply or personally about education than Sean. We can count on him to stand up for…

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MEA rallies for fair contract

Over 150 members of the Middlesex Education Association (MEA), parents and representatives from other unions gathered Monday evening at Mountain View Park to rally for a fair contract settlement. Educators…

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Stepping up and standing out  

Meet NJEA ESP of the Year Mark Richards By Kathryn Coulibaly  For 35 years, Mark Richards has been improving and enhancing the lives of students and staff in East Orange…

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Read more about the article Black History is New Jersey History
Tariq Raheem, Muneerah Higgs, Tamar LaSure-Owens, Shan Byrd, Talena Lachelle Queen, Sari Alburtus, and Sundjata Sekou stand with the plaque commemorating the Peter Mott House Underground Railroad Museum’s place on the National Register of Historic Places.

Black History is New Jersey History

In 2002, the Amistad Mandate became law in New Jersey. The mandate calls for the history of African Americans to be taught from kindergarten through twelfth grade. In New Jersey,…

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Nominations for the NJSAA Teaching Award are due April 1

The New Jersey Studies Academic Alliance (NJSAA) Teaching Award recognizes innovation and creativity in teaching New Jersey studies on the elementary, middle, secondary, and college levels.  Submissions for the Teaching…

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Free minicourse on Israel and the Holocaust

The Littman Families Holocaust Resource Center at Rutgers University is hosting a free, three-session minicourse: Feb. 3, 10, and 24 from 4:30–7:30 p.m. A free professional development minicourse, “Israel and…

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Areté Scholarship application opens 

Areté is a concept that Plato, Socrates, and Aristotle discussed. It refers to the actualization of one’s highest sense of self with moral excellence of character, regardless of one’s circumstances…

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Read more about the article Become an NEA RA delegate
NJEA’s officers at the 2024 NEA RA in Philadelphia. From left: NJEA President Sean M. Spiller, NJEA Secretary-Treasurer Petal Robertson and NJEA Vice President Steve Betty.

Become an NEA RA delegate

The 2025 NEA RA to be held in Portland   Over 9,000 delegates typically attend the annual National Education Association Representative Assembly (NEA RA). Delegates are charged with setting policy for…

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