Weingarten visits North Bergen, praises local’s efforts
AFT President Randi Weingarten on Sept. 23 visited Robert Fulton Elementary School in North Bergen to meet with district…
Advice for the post-pandemic faculty generation
Rethink your grading, embrace the best of technology and see your students for who they are (and how they…
Local 1060’s Toomey talks ‘Off the Page’ book forum
Following the positive feedback from the book club she started in her district, North Bergen Federation of Teachers (Local…
Rutgers AAUP-AFT’s Givan makes NJBIZ power list
Rebecca Givan, president of Rutgers AAUP-AFT, has landed on NJBIZ’s latest Education Power 50 list. “The union has tussled…
Fall ’21 edition of American Educator out now
The fall 2021 edition of AFT’s American Educator is available now, featuring the three-part “All Children Thriving” package, with…
Murphy takes action to boost transparency of higher ed’s costs in N.J.
Gov. Phil Murphy on Sept. 16 signed S1877, which “requires public and independent institutions of higher education and proprietary…
Zoom speculates on future of online learning
At the recently wrapped Zoomtopia conference, education-focused Zoom employees shared their thoughts on what the next decade could hold…
Grants available to members affected by Ida storm
The AFTNJ-AFT Disaster Support Fund is offering direct grants of up to $250 to members in good standing who…
Biden aims to advance educational equity for Hispanic students
President Joe Biden on Sept. 13 signed an executive order to advance educational equity, excellence and economic opportunity for…
NTU’s Moore retires; AFTNJ seeks his PreK-12 VP replacement
Newark Teachers Union member Jerry Moore has retired from the Newark public school district, and he has also stepped…
Make the most of digital storytelling in class
After the successful implementation of a digital storytelling unit during the most recent school year, Connecticut high school teacher…
Teachers interviewed students for Imagining September report
During the spring, more than 200 teachers interviewed 4,000 K-12 students for an Imagining September report to get their…
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