Black educators challenged by ‘racial battle fatigue’
For more than a year, black Americans “have experienced a perfect storm of social and emotional stressors,” and during…
Weingarten visits Newark’s First Avenue School
AFT President Randi Weingarten on May 24 visited the First Avenue School in Newark to thank its educators and…
Murphy lifting N.J.’s indoor masking mandate; certain schools among exceptions
Effective May 28, New Jersey’s statewide indoor masking mandate will come to an end, but existing masking requirements will…
New teaching playbook was co-developed by AFT
A new Teaching Profession Playbook, co-developed by the AFT, contains tools “for advancing a stable and diverse teaching profession”…
NJTESOL/NJBE’s Parent Power workshop is scheduled for June 5
Parent Power, NJTESOL/NJBE’s free virtual workshop for parents of multilingual learners, is set for June 5 from 8:30 a.m….
Teacher makes the case for video journaling
When in-person learning resumed at her elementary school, Nevada teacher Tava Dennis turned to video journaling so she could…
Diversity Dialogue: Curriculum on race and slavery is a problem for certain elites
By Anthony Balzano Recent news reports show that political and social elites are having a problem with curriculum on…
What works best in teacher mentorship
The mentorship Misti Kemmer received as a rookie teacher wasn’t ideal, but more than 15 years later, she’s still…
Murphy quotes Weingarten in declaring the end to Executive Order 175
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy opened his May 17 media briefing by saying Executive Order 175 will expire at…
Free Amplify webinar covers SoR implementation
As part of its free Science of Reading webinar series, Amplify CKLA will present an educator panel May 18…
Diversity Dialogue: True ballot-box ‘purity’ means no racist voting laws
By Jennifer S. Higgins The recent wave of voting-restriction laws in the Sun Belt of the United States has…
Column: School safety starts with prevention
Taking a proactive approach to addressing mental health and behavior issues in schools “is one of the best ways…
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