State approves plan transitioning Newark Public Schools to local control
By Leah Mishkin, Correspondent Not everyone has been a supporter of how Newark Public Schools have been run. The…
You Matter: Looking Forward to 2018
On behalf of AFTNJ officers and staff, I want to wish you and your family a joyous holiday season…
PERS State Workers: Nominate Carey Brown for Trustee
All State employees are eligible to vote on PERS Board nominations by visiting https://vote.election-america.com/PERS-State/. Please log in and sign…
Statement of Support for LGBT in Education
AFTNJ President Donna M. Chiera said, “If it is true that Timothy Hart’s contract as Principal in Edison was…
‘Why’ We Teach and ‘How’ To Reach Students: Peer-led Sessions Engage Educators
Teachers from the Garfield, Newark, North Bergen and Perth Amboy districts in New Jersey met with their peers from…
AFT’s Elaine Bobrove Joins State Board of Education
Elaine Bobrove: “When talking about educational issues with others, I have often found that many of them believe they…
Interactive Map: Who Gets Hurt Most By Gop’s Plan To Kill Higher-Ed Deductions?
Colleen O’Dea The Republican tax-reform package targets benefits taken by New Jerseyans in college and grad school — and…
Newark Adjunct Teachers Rally At NJIT For More Pay, ‘Recognition’
By Eric Kiefer, Patch Staff Adjunct teachers at NJIT in Newark say they’re taking a stand against a “toxic…
Tell Your Representative: Don’t Raise My Taxes to Give to Millionaires
Did you know that 80% of the tax cuts in the GOP bill (which may be voted on Thursday)…
Newark Teachers Union Gets 189 New Members
Eric Kiefer, Patch Staff Almost 200 Newark public school workers voted to join their peers as members of the…
AFT on Re-election of NJ Sen. Steve Sweeney
WASHINGTON-AFT President Randi Weingarten on the re-election of New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney: “AFT members-K-12 educators; college professors,…
AFT on NJ Governor’s Race
WASHINGTON—AFT President Randi Weingarten on the New Jersey governor’s race: “Tonight’s victory represents new hope and new opportunity for…
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