NJ Student Loan Agency To Staff: Don’t Tell Borrowers About Help Unless They Ask
By Annie Waldman, Propublica It’s yet another obstacle for borrowers from the country’s largest state-based college loan program Some…
How Can New Jersey, Other States Rescue Underfunded Pension Systems?
By John Reitmeyer NJ Senate President Sweeney says officials need to be honest with the public and state workers…
NJ beleaguered pension system could get a boost under this new pitch
By Samantha Marcus, NJ Advance Media for NJ.com PHILADELPHIA — Just a few miles from the Democratic National Convention, party leaders…
Tell John King: We have some recommendations
Your voice was critical in the enactment of the Every Student Succeeds Act, and we need your input again…
Press: Perth Amboy Teachers Reach Tentative Agreement with Board of Education
The Perth Amboy Federation, AFT Local 857, AFL-CIO and the Perth Amboy Board of Education are pleased to announce…
Hillary reserves ‘seat at the table’ for AFT
Hillary Clinton drew big cheers and rounds of thunderous applause from AFT convention delegates July 18 when she detailed…
Rutgers hikes tuition for 2016-17 school year
By Adam Clark, NJ Advance Media for NJ.com NEW BRUNSWICK — Tuition and fees for Rutgers University’s undergraduate students…
Ballot Question On Pension Payments Gets Dragged Into TTF Wrangle
By John Reitmeyer Deadline nears for putting new pension payments on November ballot, but impasse between Christie and Sweeney…
AFT Adjunct Faculty Caucus Elects New Leaders
(left to right): President. Bill Lipkin (NJ) Vice President. Geoffrey Johnson (CA) Secretary. Jenny Shanker (PA) Member at large….
Election 2016: Get Active, Get Involved Aug. 11 in New Brunswick
Join your colleagues for a free workshop for AFT leaders, activists and members who want to learn more and…
Member Activism Supports Increase in Eligibility For Overtime Pay
When AFTNJ Secretary Lucye Millerand recognized that President Obama’s 2014 executive order to more than double the ceiling for…
School Funding Forum Brings Statewide Education Groups Together
Trenton – Senate President Steve Sweeney joined with statewide education organizations today for a roundtable discussion on the school…
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