Committee Member Bios

Anthony Balzano, chair

AFT New JerseyFollow

Founded in January 2020, the National Parents Union is “working to channel all the frustration, anger and motivation of parents from COVID-19-related crises into tangible district-level change,” writes Rebecca Klein for @hechingerreport:
https://hechingerreport.org/the-other-angry-parents-what-a-new-parents-union-is-demanding-it-has-nothing-to-do-with-crt/

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AFT New Jersey @AFTNJ·

https://www.nj.com/education/2022/01/nj-schools-slow-to-ramp-up-test-to-stay-which-lets-kids-dodge-covid-quarantine.html

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“Education experts say that children should have access to diverse books that serve as ‘windows and mirrors’ — they should expose readers to new worlds and perspectives while also reflecting readers’ own experiences,” writes @educationweek's Madeline Will:
https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/the-topics-that-lead-book-ban-requests-according-to-school-leaders/2022/01

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AFT New Jersey @AFTNJ·

19h

https://hechingerreport.org/two-ways-schools-can-ease-covid-19s-trauma-for-students-and-one-for-teachers/

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AFT New Jersey @AFTNJ·

21h

“We know school buildings can open safely during this pandemic — it has been done all over the country. But staying open is a bigger challenge. So is reopening.” — @NTU_481 Pres. John M. Abeigon in the @washingtonpost https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/01/14/newark-teachers-union-says-schools-can-open-if-safe/

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AFT New Jersey @AFTNJ·

22h

“We’re going to continue to work with our colleges and universities — invest in our students and make higher education more accessible and more affordable. … We’re going to keep working toward fully funding our public schools.” — @GovMurphy today at his swearing-in ceremony

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AFT New Jersey @AFTNJ·

18 Jan

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/what-happens-when-teachers-are-out-of-sick-days/2022/01

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AFT New Jersey @AFTNJ·

18 Jan

“I think if we can at least control the masks, the testing and some social distancing, we need to keep kids in school. We need not only to bring them back to school, but we need schools to remain open.” — AFTNJ President @DchieraM today on CNN. More here:
http://aftnj.org/topics/news/k-12/2022/chiera-talks-covid-school-safety-on-cnn/

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AFT New Jersey @AFTNJ·

18 Jan

U.S. schools “are failing to teach a sufficiently complex and comprehensive history of Reconstruction,” write the three authors of a recent report produced by the nonprofit @ZinnEdProject:
https://www.teachreconstructionreport.org

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AFT New Jersey @AFTNJ·

17 Jan

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2022-01-13-indigenous-knowledge-is-often-overlooked-in-education-but-it-has-a-lot-to-teach-us

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