Study: U.S. school meals get good grades for nutritional value
A recently released Tufts University study of American diets from 2003-04 to 2017-18 shows that 45 percent of children’s…
Lessons, best practices requested for DOE’s Safer Schools website
Pre-K to 12 schools, colleges and universities have until September to submit lessons from the field and best practices…
Bridges meets with AFTNJ’s higher education leaders
Calling it “the first of many meetings,” New Jersey Secretary of Higher Education Dr. Brian Bridges on April 16…
Weingarten now OK with CDC’s revised distancing guidance for K-12 schools
AFT President Randi Weingarten recently received a letter signed by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle…
Survey: AFT members getting vaccinated at high rate
According to a survey conducted by Hart Research Associates, 81 percent of AFT members have either received a COVID-19…
What teachers have learned during the pandemic
In an Inverness Institute survey conducted in late January, more than 100 California teachers were asked about what they…
COVID-19’s impact on school construction
Contactless features such as touch-free faucets and increasing access to fresh air might play a big part in post-pandemic…
Survey: Learning loss is steep for N.J.’s students of color
The expected learning loss in math for New Jersey’s black students in grades 3-8 during the first half of…
Weingarten shares her thoughts on disparities in school reopenings
AFT President Randi Weingarten was interviewed by CBSN’s Nikki Battiste on March 29, and when asked about the disparities…
Perth Amboy teachers, school staff grateful for priority access to vaccines
Since New Jersey’s PreK-12 educators and support staff became eligible for COVID-19 vaccines in mid-March, it hasn’t been easy…
Murphy expands COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to include higher education workers
Effective April 5, all educators and staff at New Jersey’s institutions of higher learning will be eligible to receive…
Colleges, universities prepare for freshmen with learning loss
While high school students might not be experiencing learning loss during the pandemic in the same way as K-8…
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