By Adam Clark, NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
TRENTON — New Jersey teachers and parents who want to talk about the state’s proposed changes to the Common Core academic standards will have three chances in the next two months.
The state Board of Education on Thursday announced dates for its public hearings in Morris, Mercer and Camden counties.…
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Morristown Unitarian Fellowship
21 Normandy Heights Rd.
Morristown, NJ
http://muuf.org
Refreshments to follow memorial service…
Friday April 8
3:00-7:00 PM Registration
4:00-5:30 – Issue to Message: Janet Bass, AFT Deputy Director, Communications
6:00-9:00 – Welcome, Dinner
Presentation – Setting the Agenda: Ed Muir, Manager, AFT Research and Strategic Initiatives
National Update: Honorable Congressman Donald Norcross, U.S. District One
Saturday April 9
7:30-9:00 AM Registration
7:45-8:45 AM Breakfast and Speaker
9:00-11:30 AFTNJ Convention (registered delegates/alternates only)
11:45-1:15 Breakout Sessions:
1:30-3:00 Lunch, Speaker, Election Results, Awards
1:30-3:00PM – Award Luncheon
Friend of Labor: Lawrence Hamm, Chairman, People’s Organization for Progress
Joe Del Grosso Friend of Education PK-12: Charlie Wowkanech, President, NJ AFLCIO
Friend of Education HE: Gordon MacInnes, President, NJ Policy Perspective
Ray Peterson Pride of the Union Award: Dave McClure, Union County College
Local Hero Awards
3:00-5:00PM – United Adjunct Local 2222 Membership Meeting…
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Jan 2 | Constitutional amendments and changes in by-laws The executive board or the membership of the submitting local needs to approve the proposed change prior to its submission. There must be the signature and the local title of at least two (2) officers of the local offering the change(s) certifying the approval process has been followed. |
By Patricia Alex, Staff Writer, The Record
Passaic County Community College was dealt a setback Monday in its attempts to be one of the first two-year colleges in the state to offer a bachelor’s degree — at a fraction of the cost of those from a traditional four-year school.
The Paterson-based school and its counterpart in Union County both have put forth proposals to offer bachelors’ degrees in nursing, citing a need for more affordable programs.…
Read MoreBy Tara Nurin
Issue seen as referendum on academic reach and mission of county colleges now heads to Secretary of Higher Education
New Jersey community colleges seeking to offer four-year degree programs suffered a significant setback yesterday when an advisory board comprised primarily of the state’s public college and university presidents voted against the proposal by a margin of one vote.…
Read MoreProtesters against Kean president rally outside senator’s Union office
By Peter Fiorilla, Staff Writer
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Rather than fade away during the winter months, the ministers’ coalition protesting structural racism at Kean University battled the elements in another rally on Monday, Jan. 18, outside of State Sen. Raymond Lesniak’s Union office on Stuyvesant Avenue.…
Read MoreBy Rebecca Panico
Kean University announced yesterday that an independent consultant has been chosen to evaluate Kean’s employment practices after protesters raised concerns about discrimination at the university during two recent rallies.
“Rev. Michael Blackwell, a seasoned professional in compliance reviews, has been engaged by the Board Governance Committee as an independent consultant to review and evaluate data related to University employment practices, trends and affirmative action procedures,” the university said in a statement.…
Read MoreThe Delegate Assembly originally scheduled for Monday, Jan. 25 has been rescheduled after being postponed due to concerns about travel safety.
New date: Monday, Feb. 1, 2016
6:00 PM Light Refreshments
6:30-8:30 PM Business Meeting
Cook Campus Center
59 Biel Road
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Contact: Krista Sweeney ksweeney@aftnj.org, 732-881-9393 …
#MLK day rally outside the office of Senator Raymond J. Lesniak for justice at Kean University sponsored by Ministers Coalition, Newark North Jersey Committee of Black Churchman, People’s Organization for Progress, The National Action Network…
UNION — A group of more than 50 people marched in the bitter cold on Martin Luther King Jr. Day outside state Sen. Raymond Lesniak’s office in the second of a series of protests demanding changes at Kean University.
The group was led by Rev. Ron Slaughter of St.
Secretary Clinton met with AFT teachers to discuss her positions on education.…
Read MoreIn a collaborative effort, the Center for Innovation in Worker Organizing and the Center for Women and Work at the Rutgers University School of Labor and Employment Relations is pleased to announce a two-day Gender Justice media training workshop. It will be conducted by the AFL-CIO, AFSCME, Jobs With Justice, and the Scholars Strategy Network. Women faculty, union leaders and members and community leaders are invited to participate.…
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