Read more about the article Rainbow Connection’s 2023 NJEA Convention Glow-Up!
Members at the SOGI Committee and others at the NJEA Convention. From left: Kate Okeson, Max Rodriguez, Kenneth Bassett, Susan Waldron, Chris Cannella (chair), Carol Watchler, NJEA President Sean M. Spiller, Katherine Beggiato, Edwinta Rhue, NJEA Secretary-Treasurer Petal Robertson, Steve Koumoulis and Sofia Capinha.

Rainbow Connection’s 2023 NJEA Convention Glow-Up!

By Kate Okeson with Amy Moran, Ph. D. This is being written in the days shortly after the General Election, where the stakes felt high for education, which was evident…

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Music down the hall

The positive impact of the arts  As a music educator, I’ve often advocated for my own programs with the understanding that music benefits the whole student. I’ve experienced firsthand how…

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Read more about the article How my love for lego became a makerspace within my school 
Second-grader Nolan Jones holds a Lego build that he designed.

How my love for lego became a makerspace within my school 

By Domenick C. Renzi Every summer when I was a youngster, I could be found outside playing sports with the neighborhood kids from sunrise to sunset. When the weather didn’t…

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Read more about the article Breaking the ‘problem child’ myth
One of Nappi’s greatest achievements at Monmouth Regional has been the creation of Monmouth Helping its Own, a charity for and by the Monmouth Regional community to help students in need.

Breaking the ‘problem child’ myth

Meet 2023-24 NJ State Teacher of the Year Joe Nappi By Kathryn Coulibaly  Joe Nappi knows what it’s like to be labeled “a problem child.” After his parents divorced when…

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Future Educators Academy seeks to broaden educator diversity

Center for Future Educators introduces high schoolers to the profession  As one of the most diverse states in the nation, New Jersey needs a teaching workforce that mirrors its rich…

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Read more about the article Teaching tip: pair high school students with prekindergarteners for literacy and art activities  
Wallkill Valley Regional High School students present to district preschoolers the books they wrote about them.

Teaching tip: pair high school students with prekindergarteners for literacy and art activities  

Wallkill Valley Regional High School’s National English Honor Society and graphic art students create books for preschoolers Led by English teacher and faculty adviser Jennifer Grabowski, the Randy Pausch chapter…

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Membership Chairs: Use the Potential Member Reporting Form 

The Workplace Democracy Enhancement Act (WDEA), which became state law on May 18, 2018, requires boards of education to send local associations information about their respective members and potential members.  …

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Irvington EA takes Pride in helping the community

The Irvington Education Association (IEA) has hosted a grocery giveaway for the community for the past six years. IEA Pride in Public Education Co-Chairs Linda Johnson Battle and Lauren Greenfield…

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Robbinsville EA joins community to secure school funding 

By Ani McHugh, NJEA Communications Consultant  Robbinsville Education Association President Jennie Paulino has an established track record of joining forces with the Robbinsville community to advocate for students.   In…

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