Their air quality matters too By Dorothy Wigmore We want healthy air in schools. But what about school buses, where students and drivers spend so much time? How…
By Dr. Derek Shendell, Dr. Koshy Koshy and Justin Panzarella There are over 13 million school employees in the United States with nearly 230,000 here in New Jersey. They make…
Now’s your chance! By Dorothy Wigmore A chance to learn. A chance to improve school air. Those are the goals of a grant-funded project involving Rutgers University and…
By Justin Panzarella, BS, MPH (c) Derek G. Shendell, D.Env., MPH and Koshy Koshy, Ph.D. Understanding chemical exposure and storage hazards The federal Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) affirms that…
…but PFASs aren't disappearing by Dorothy Wigmore The December 2019 and January 2020 editions of the NJEA Review featured articles about lead and PFAS chemicals in school drinking water. It’s…
By Yvette Way, BA, MPH (c) and Derek G. Shendell, D.Env., MPH Within recent years in the U.S., some of the hottest weather has been recorded. This trend is only…
It can start with a “frog” in the throat or laryngitis. It can end a career as a teacher. Whether it’s called “teacher’s voice,” hoarseness (dysphonia), voice disorder, voice fatigue…
By Dorothy Wigmore “NJEA members have a legal right to safe and healthful working conditions. Your employer, the board of education, is responsible for ensuring that school employees and students…
By Dorothy Wigmore Plug and go! Electric buses are coming to New Jersey schools. It’s part of an international movement to take diesel vehicles off the road, following campaigns by…
Yet school bus drivers have no place to go By Dorothy Wigmore Imagine a job where you aren’t sure if or when you can use a bathroom. Where you have…