Town hall to tackle COVID-19 vaccine questions
The AFT, along with AFSCME and SEIU, will present a Zoom town hall Dec. 2 at 6 p.m. ET…
Exhaustion weighs down teachers during pandemic
Educators in New Jersey and other states have cited exhaustion as a byproduct of the pandemic, with Chicago elementary…
Murphy calls timeout on N.J.’s indoor youth sports
Effective 6 a.m. Dec. 5, all indoor youth and adult sports (practices and competitions) will be paused through Jan….
Online class covers ways to mobilize the workplace
Registration is open now for “The Power in a Union — Mobilizing Your Workplace,” a development program for New Jersey…
Register for wellness session for a chance to win an Apple Watch 6
By registering for one of the webcasts in the AFT Share My Lesson Health & Wellness series, you’ll be…
Virtual retreat offers crisis teaching workshops
College instructors and administrators are invited to attend Course Hero’s “Teaching in Transition” virtual faculty retreat on Dec. 3….
‘Distracted’ author looks to help fellow educators capture students’ attention
James M. Lang, an English professor at the Center for Teaching Excellence at Assumption University in Massachusetts, is the author of…
Report: International students in U.S. dropped in 2019-20
The 2019-20 academic year saw a decline in international students in the United States for the first time in…
Survey: Most parents, guardians want some classroom instruction for their children
Around 70 percent of parents and guardians prefer a learning model for their children that has some classroom instruction,…
Highlights from Weingarten’s SiriusXM appearance
AFT President Randi Weingarten spoke by phone Nov. 23 with Zerlina Maxwell, co-host of the “Signal Boost” show on…
U.S. schools look to adjust Thanksgiving narrative
As part of her lessons about Thanksgiving, Susannah Remillard, a language arts teacher in East Harwich, Massachusetts, asks her…
Survey: Teachers should have early access to COVID-19 vaccines
Nearly 90 percent of respondents to a recent EdWeek Research Center survey said teachers should be considered essential workers…
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