CDC ponders reduction in physical-distancing guidance for school settings
Using recent data from various sources, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is considering an update to its…
Sign up now for SURJ’s anti-racism training
AFT’s New Jersey members are invited to register for anti-racism training sessions scheduled for March 22 and 30 that…
Murphy: It’s time to return to in-person instruction
With New Jersey’s digital divide closed and nearly $2.8 billion in federal funding earmarked for education, the time is…
Cardona-Weingarten conversation on tap for Share My Lesson conference
Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel A. Cardona is scheduled to join AFT President Randi Weingarten for a keynote conversation…
Diversity Dialogue: Voter suppression elsewhere really is an injustice for people everywhere
By Donna M. Chiera In my role as a member of the AFT Teachers program and policy council, I…
New issue of AFT’s American Educator out now
The spring 2021 issue of AFT’s American Educator is available now. Among the highlights: Jeanne Wanzek’s story on how…
Garfield High student on panel for pandemic talk
Garfield High School senior Patryk Dziedzic is among the students who will participate in an AFT fireside chat March…
Webinar brings together experts in career and technical education
Join the Association for Career and Technical Education’s Michael Connet, UFT’s Sterling Roberson and others March 18 for the…
Murphy, Weingarten praise American Rescue Plan
Joined March 12 by U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez and U.S. Sen. Cory Booker at city hall in Elizabeth, New…
Adapting co-teaching strategies during the pandemic
The concept of co-teaching is not new, “but the pandemic has forced many of us to iterate the model…
Newark teacher Floyd stays connected with her students
Like so many teachers in Newark, Joicki Floyd has faced challenges teaching remotely this school year, and one of…
Murphy: N.J.’s digital divide has been closed
An issue that affected hundreds of thousands of New Jersey students in summer 2020 has been resolved. “As of…
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