Trenton Thunder offers member discount on tickets

NJEA members and their families and friends can take advantage of a special $8 ticket offer from the Trenton Thunder on all games this season. Buy Tickets Share the link…

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Read more about the article Wildwood addresses student and community needs through CTE
Students in the construction program at Wildwood High School.

Wildwood addresses student and community needs through CTE

By Michael Crane While vocational schools offer a great number of advantages for many communities, in-house career and technical education (CTE) has been reborn and developed in Wildwood to accommodate…

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Student maker summer camps

The Rutgers Center for Mathematics, Science, and Computer Education is offering weeklong Makerspace Camps for middle (grades 6-8) and high school students (grades 9-12). Campers will choose from a variety…

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From ‘Priority’ to ‘ACCESS’

Organizing for the schools our students and educators deserve By Amanda Adams  The COVID-19 pandemic was an eye-opening experience. I became acutely aware of how valuable my health is, how…

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Stuttering Awareness Week is May 9-15

To someone who stutters, it is easier done than said. As the Stuttering Foundation notes, this play on words summarizes how the fear of speaking keeps may people from being…

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Read more about the article BookSmiles returns to NJEA Convention
Larry Abrahms presenting Booksmiles at the 2019 NJEA Convention.

BookSmiles returns to NJEA Convention

Those of us who teach in high-poverty districts typically have students whose reading levels are far below grade level. I created a nonprofit that can help fix this.    Since…

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LeVar Burton to keynote 2022 NJEA Convention

Actor and beloved host of “Reading Rainbow,” LeVar Burton will be a keynote speaker at the 2022 NJEA Convention on Nov. 10-11 in Atlantic City.  Burton launched his acting career…

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Read more about the article Hot Wheels, CURE Arena and Mercer County members collect books for students
Pictured are members of the East Windsor Education Association, Robbinsville Education Association and Lawrenceville Education Association with their families.

Hot Wheels, CURE Arena and Mercer County members collect books for students

Members of the Mercer County Education Association (MCEA), along with the CURE Arena and Hot Wheels Monster Truck show, participated in an April book drive. They collected dozens of books…

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Retire from your position, not your profession

The New Jersey Retirees’ Education Association (NJREA) is one of our nation’s largest and most effective organizations of retired educators, education support professionals, and community college staff and professors. It’s…

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