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. …
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…
A pitch for a new elective class By Catherine Gonzalez, NJEA Preservice communications chair and The College of New Jersey’s local chapter’s points chair From a young age, I’ve loved…
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…
On Aug. 15, the Union Township Education Association (UTEA) sponsored a community block party at Rabkin Park in Union Township. The event was a huge success, with hundreds of people…
The Middle Township Education Association held a Pizza and Paychecks on Wednesday, Oct. 25. Members learned all about their paychecks and deductions from NJEA Consultant Martha Septynski while enjoying pizza…
Meet Antoinett Hall, 2023 Essex County Educational Support Professional of the Year When Antoinett Hall was 12 years old, she began her career as an activist. “I used to come…
By Amy Moran, Ph.D. and Kate Okeson Amy joined Bergen County Gender and Sexuality Alliance (GSA) Consortium co-founder Will Andresen to present “Visibility: Seeing and Supporting LGBTQIA+ Community Members in…
Students’ perspectives Dr. Glen Coleman, Naomi Roth, Isabella Iturrate and Tessa Klein How we got here By Dr. Glen Coleman In the beginning of the school year, some students…
By Kathryn Coulibaly After a three-year hiatus caused by the pandemic, Wild about Cumberland! returned in spring 2023, bigger than before. Citizens United to Protect the Maurice River and Its…