ACEs are adverse childhood experiences that affect children under 18, and include violence, abuse or neglect; bullying; witnessing violence in the home or community; and having a family member attempt…
In a packed program that highlighted excellence across the state, NJEA honored the 2020-21 and 2021-22 Frederick L. Hipp grant recipients, the 2020-21 State Teacher of the Year, Angel Santiago,…
At the NJEA Convention’s Wednesday night Celebration Dinner, Immediate Past NJEA President Marie Blistan received the NJEA Ruthann Sheer Distinguished Service to Education Award. The award honors to those who…
For the first time since the pandemic struck in March 2020, the members of the Bridgewater-Raritan Transportation, Inc.(BRT) gathered in-person on November 24 for a reunion lunch. The BRT’s usual…
By Joe Refinski, East Orange STEM Academy History teacher On Nov. 20, 1789, New Jersey was the first state in the nation to ratify the Bill of Rights. The rest…
By Joe Refinski, East Orange STEM Academy History teacher Six years ago, as a project for my students after taking the AP exam, I realized that East Orange did not…
How union membership affects us in way we don’t always see Join your union. Those three simple words may seem odd as a start to an article in a union…
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are potentially traumatic events, such as parental separation, violence, abuse or neglect, that occur during childhood. Experiencing multiple or chronic ACEs may lead to toxic stress,…
The 2021 California Casualty Music and Arts Grants are given to maintain arts and music in schools, particularly those with strong financial needs. California Casualty is a proud provider of…
Several years ago, when Hudson County Teacher of the Year Kimberley Madalena thought about activities that her Student Council could host at Washington Middle School in Harrison, she wanted to…