AFTNJ Special Report: Teachers, staff reflect on 2020-21 school year
It’s been an academic year defined by wearing masks and performing precautionary tasks, during which the need for sanitizer…
Budget transparency, layoff registry among topics covered in latest AFTNJ-OSHE meeting
AFTNJ higher education leaders virtually met June 18 with New Jersey’s Office of the Secretary of Higher Education, with…
Professor came around to liking Zoom
Samuel J. Abrams, a professor of politics at Sarah Lawrence College in New York, was skeptical at first about…
Improving the STEM experience for black students
James Holly Jr., an assistant professor of urban STEM education at Wayne State University, says now is the time…
New N.J. law extends special education, related services to select students
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on June 16 signed legislation (S3434/A5366) that will offer an additional year of special…
Survey: Stress higher among K-12 teachers than other workers
A much higher proportion of K-12 teachers reported frequent job-related stress and symptoms of depression than the general adult…
Repollet testifies on behalf of Kean University Act
Kean University President Dr. Lamont O. Repollet testified during the Senate Higher Education Committee meeting June 15 in support…
Murphy tackles tough questions from AFTNJ
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on June 14 virtually met with AFTNJ PreK-12 and higher education leaders to discuss…
Cardona recaps his recent 10-school tour in memo
Buildings with outdated ventilation systems and racial disparity in school enrollment were among the subjects Secretary of Education Dr….
Recognizing and celebrating Juneteenth
Juneteenth — which in 2020 became a state and public holiday in New Jersey — “has never been explicitly taught…
Offshore-wind roundtable discussion to feature Rutgers professor
Dr. Josh Kohut, a professor at Rutgers University’s Center for Ocean Observing Leadership, will be among the panelists June…
Murphy signs bill with subcontracting protections for N.J.’s higher education workers
S2932/A4680, which provides subcontracting protections for workers at New Jersey’s public four-year institutions of higher education, was signed June 11…
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