Festival of Ballooning offers members discounts

As part of its 40th anniversary celebration, the New Jersey Lottery Festival of Ballooning is recognizing educators who continue to give so much of themselves by offering discounts to attend…

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Purchase or recycle ink, raise funds for Hipp! 

The NJEA Frederick L. Hipp Foundation has partnered with Planet Green Recycle to recycle ink cartridges, reducing waste in landfills and raising funds for a worthy cause.   Did you…

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Westwood EA decries board overreach on curriculum

WEA: Make Westwood a place which attracts others to live and work here The Westwood Education Association (WEA) converged on the April 27 Board of Education meeting to urge the Board…

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Proud of the ESP team

Meet 2022 Monmouth County ESP of the Year Michael Byers Michael Byers, head custodian at Asbury Park’s Martin Luther King Jr. Upper Elementary School, is arguably one of the hardest-working…

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A secretary gets the job done 

Meet 2022 Hudson County ESP of the Year Joanne Burti Seitz   Thirty-two years ago, Joanne Burti Seitz was a young widow with two small children. She needed a job…

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Rethinking duties

By: Katy Z. Lynch It's August, and our schedules have been posted. Now comes the influx of texts from my teacher friends: “What period do you have lunch?” and “When…

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A new pathway for ESPs to become teachers

 By Dr. Robert Goodman  Educational support professionals (ESPs) have a proven track record of working well with students, inspiring and motivating them. However, there are far too many cases in…

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