Murphy signs Community College Opportunity Grant Program into state law
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Feb. 26 signed the Community College Opportunity Grant Program into state law during…
O’Connell: Rutgers’ priorities need realignment
The Coalition of Rutgers Unions held a virtual press conference Feb. 25 to discuss recent and anticipated layoffs and…
Early registration savings for Building Expertise conference ends Feb. 28
Actor LeVar Burton, host of the PBS series “Reading Rainbow,” is among the scheduled keynote speakers for this year’s…
Murphy touts budget investment in N.J.’s schools
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy visited Thomas Jefferson Middle School in Fair Lawn on Feb. 25 to highlight the…
CDC, WHO differ on minimum social distancing
As schools nationwide work toward reopening for in-person instruction, there is now a significant disparity in health organizations’ recommendations…
Chiera testifies in support of A4680
AFTNJ President Donna M. Chiera testified during the virtual New Jersey Assembly Labor Committee Meeting on Feb. 24 in…
Abeigon: Testing Newark students for COVID-19 should be a ‘prerequisite’
John M. Abeigon, president of the Newark Teachers Union (Local 481), is pushing for all middle school and high school…
Professors explore racial segregation in special education
Black kindergartners are 3.4 percentage points less likely to be identified for special education than similar white students, according…
Murphy’s fiscal year 2022 budget ‘invests in America’s best public school system’
As part of a fiscal year 2022 budget that he says “invests in America’s best public school system,” New…
Webinar explores AFT’s new trauma-counseling program
Learn about the new AFT trauma-counseling program, introduced this year, during a Feb. 25 webinar with AFT President Randi…
Biden administration OK’s delays of standardized state testing
States will not be allowed to cancel standardized testing for the 2020-21 school year, the Biden administration said Feb….
Effective ways to create community within remote classrooms
For her online classes, Kentucky educator Jettie Payne adapted the workshop model: Her students used technology in working alone…
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